TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION, R&D AND INNOVATION A FIRM-LEVEL EXPLORATION OF KOREAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR STUDY
Author(s): DONG-HYUN OH , JUNSEOK HWANG , SUNGDO JUNG
Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of technological diversification on innovation and performance by using Korean firm-level data over the period between 2001 and 2009. We improved the conventional CDM model sothat we can consider the relationship among R and D activities, innovation activities, financial performance and technological diversification. In order to examine this relationship we made use of a large sample bymerging different data sets including firms’ financial statements, Korean Innovation Survey data, and patent application information, consisting of 5,861 firms. The empirical results imply a proportional relationship between various activities, as follows: i) technological diversification and R and D activities, ii) innovation activities and R and D efforts, and iii) innovation output, measured by the number of patent applications, and technological diversification. However, the relationship between innovative sales and its technological diversification is found to be
- Publication Date: 04-Aug-2013
- DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7227-7-28
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THE CONCEPT OF TRADITIONAL HEALING AND ITS ROLE IN AFRICAN MODERN SOCIETY
Published In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR STUDY
Author(s): JABULANI OWEN NENE
Abstract: Traditional healers are essential in traditional and modern African societies, not only because of their special powers to heal the sick and the dying but also because of their link to the spirits of the departed, which is believed to be a special cultural gift. Among other categories of healers, they are still consulted and respected in Southern Africa. It is for their unique specialised ability to heal body and soul, protect people against ailments and help people maintain the balance between the mental, physical and spiritual states that people view them as the soul of society. Although we live in highly civilised societies that prefer to use medical doctors rather than traditional healers, some people still consult and require the services of traditional healers. It is against this background that in this article an attemptwill be made to interrogate the significance of special herbs in African society and to look at the number of Africans that still consult traditional healers.
- Publication Date: 04-Aug-2013
- DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7227-7-30
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