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Dynamic capabilities in small and medium manufacturing firms in rural Finland â role of social capital?
During the last decade, there has been wide agreement on the importance of dynamic capabilities on economic performance of firms. Simultaneously an increasing literature suggests that economic dynamics is embedded in social relations and social institutions. In this article, the determinants of dynamic capabilities of small manufacturing Finnish firms will be explored. Specifically we focus on the importance of social capital for firm dynamics. According to analysis, the most important antecedents of dynamic capabilities of firms are its strategy and social capital. Social capital as wide and active participation in network cooperation correlates statistically significantly with the firm dynamics. Social capital increases firm dynamics by enhancing communication and knowledge spillovers in corporate networks. Active networkers gain important information from their bridging and linking ties, such as other firms and public institutions. According to the analysis, the increase of trust in business relations does not correlate with the dynamic capabilities. Instead trust acts as a trigger factor when firms consider their network activities. Keywords: social capital, networks, trust, dynamic capabilities, small and medium sized enterprises
Mass number scaling in ultra-relativistic nuclear collisions from a hydrodynamical approach
We study the different nucleus-nucleus collisions, O+Au, S+S, S+Ag, S+Au and
Pb+Pb, at the CERN-SPS energy in a one-fluid hydrodynamical approach using a
parametrization based on baryon stopping in terms of the thickness of colliding
nuclei. Good agreement with measured particle spectra is achieved. We deduce
the mass number scaling behaviour of the initial energy density. We find that
the equilibration time is nearly independent of the size of the colliding
nuclei.Comment: 27 pages, figures included, submitted to European Physical Journa
Hydrodynamics of nuclear collisions with initial conditions from perturbative QCD
We compute the longitudinal hydrodynamic flow in ultrarelativistic heavy ion
collisions at = 5500 GeV by using boost non-invariant initial
conditions following from perturbative QCD. The transfer of entropy and energy
from the central region to larger rapidities caused by boost non-invariance is
determined and the associated decrease in the lifetime of the system is
estimated.Comment: 12 pages, including 6 figure
Maternal effects in birds - the ecological and evolutionary significance of yolk androgens and other egg components
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