Impacts of heterogenous technological innovations on green productivity: An empirical study from 261 cities in China

Science parks and innovation policies have a major mission in driving innovative resources and nurturing emerging industries, while the government-academia-industry collaborations and the establishment of an ecosystem are essentials. To investigate the key driving forces for sustainable development of the collaborative ecosystem, this article evaluates the technological innovations and the ecosystem of Science Parks in Shanghai based on historical data obtained from Shanghai Zhangjiang Science Park (Zhangjiang Park in short). Systems thinking and causal loop analysis are adopted to explore the structure of the collaborative ecosystem and reflections of the policy impact on the science park. The role of the government in science parks and innovation ecosystems is identified with systems mapping and empirical study. The economic impact of Zhangjiang Park policies and the performance of innovation activities in Shanghai are further evaluated. Lessons learnt from the benchmarked science parks and policy implications for facilitating the innovation ecosystem are addressed.

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The adoption of technological innovations in a B2B context: an empirical study on the higher education industry in Egypt

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-07-2013-0155 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 525-545 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rania Mohamed Samir Hussein ◽

Maha Mourad

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Innovation Adoption ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Content Type ◽

Education Industry ◽

Faculty And Administrators ◽

Higher Education Industry

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the factors that affect the adoption of technological innovations in a service industry, like the higher education industry. Specifically, the use of Web-based technology (WEBCT/blackboard) by faculty and administrators in universities in Egypt in the delivery of educational material and communication with students and peers is the focus of this study. Design/methodology/approach – A distinctive business-to-business (B2B) model is developed drawing on Rogers’ innovation adoption model, the resource-based view of the firm, as well as theoretical and empirical foundations in previous innovation adoption literature. The model is testified drawing on the results of empirical work in the form of a large survey conducted on 200 faculty and administrators in two different universities in Egypt. Structural equation modeling is used to test the research model. Findings – In addition to the attributes of the innovation, all university-based factors as well as one service provider factor, namely, need for interaction, were identified to have a significant influence on the adoption of technological innovations in the higher education industry. Originality/value – This paper attempts to enhance current understanding of the adoption of innovations in an important industry like the higher education industry. Empirical results shed light on influential factors when adopting technological innovations by faculty and administrators in the higher education industry. This is the first empirical study of this type to be conducted in the Middle East.

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An Empirical Study of Technological Innovations in the Field of Accounting - Boon or Bane

Business and Management Studies ◽

10.11114/bms.v4i1.3057 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 51

Author(s):

Ahmad Khalid Khan ◽

Omar Abdullah Al Aboud ◽

Syed Mohammad Faisal

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Primary Data ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Top Management ◽

Job Seekers ◽

Effect Relationship ◽

Cause And Effect ◽

To Receive

In this paper researchers make an attempt by doing intense work that how technological innovations make jobs of accountant so easy from their routine jobs from posting to generating accounting statements etc. with the help of available software and technology in accounting field.Technological innovations have changed an obstructed job of accountant into easier one and that too rapid and accurate, with these developments researchers have found and witnessed that it has affected erstwhile as it has restricted entry for so many into an accounting field as jobs of accountants have shrunk and in few hands who are technology accelerators and technology driven.Researchers have shown how technology has affected the outcome and impact on business in terms of accuracy, pace and swiftness.Researchers have made an attempt to explore various cause and effect relationship between available software in accounting, technology and accountants.In their intense and in depth research we have designed questionnaire comprised of many questions in which respondents are selected from top management, employees and included job seekers too in order to receive their unbiased responses during primary data collection.Wherever found necessary researchers have taken secondary data also to make study more accurate, interesting and feasible.

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An empirical study on the effect of technological innovations in improving quality of higher education and forecasting the skilled manpower needs

ACADEMICIA An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal ◽

10.5958/2249-7137.2018.00013.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

S. Abeena Shantini ◽

V. Suriya

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Skilled Manpower ◽

Manpower Needs

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An empirical study on the consumer’s perception regarding the swot factors in indian banks

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.2013.52 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 470-474

Author(s):

Manonmani P ◽

Haridas R

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Service Providers ◽

Banking Industry ◽

Banking System ◽

Quality Of Services ◽

Average Score ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Indian Banks ◽

Consumer's Perception

The stiff competition and advent of new technological innovations in banking system has made the industry highly challenging and vulnerable to sustain the completion. It forces the service providers to meet or exceed the target customers‘ satisfaction with quality of services expected by them. It becomes imperative to thoroughly scan the environment in which the firm survives. Hence the present study attempted to understand the consumers‘ perception regarding the SWOT factors in the banking industry. The study concludes that the most prioritized factors among Strength and weakness being employability and unstructuredorganization whereas opportunity and threat factors being customized services and criticisms respectively. To achieve the objectives a survey of 287 respondents were collected and analyzed through average score methods.

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Technology Diffusion: An Empirical Test of Competitive Effects

Journal of Marketing ◽

10.1177/002224298905300104 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

pp. 35-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Hubert Gatignon ◽

Thomas S. Robertson

Keyword(s):

Information Processing ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Technology Diffusion ◽

Technology Innovation ◽

Empirical Test ◽

High Technology ◽

Technological Innovations ◽

Competitive Effects

The authors provide an empirical test of the effects of competition on the adoption of technological innovations by organizations. They follow the conceptualization developed in the model they proposed previously in the Journal of Marketing. An empirical study of the factors accounting for the adoption or rejection of a high technology innovation is reported. The results suggest that firms most receptive to innovation are in concentrated industries with limited price intensity and that supplier incentives and vertical links to buyers are important in achieving adoption. The results also suggest that adopters can be separated from nonadopters by their information-processing characteristics.

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