Predicting value-added progress of biotechnology firms: an exploratory study

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The factors considered to affect value-added progress in Canadian biotechnology companies include the organization's age, the presence of developed supporting skills in addition to its essential technology, and the existence of organizational politics. The findings have significant implications for biotechnology firms in expediting value-added progress of product development. The development of skills that supplement essential technology and product development, as well as the presence of some organizational politics appear to aid value-added progress.

Biochemistry, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Product Development, Canada, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Finance, Marketing, Technology, Technological risk assessment, Biotechnology, Value added, Biotechnology laboratories, Medical technology

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Strategic configurations and designs for corporate entrepreneurship: exploring the relationship between cohesiveness and performance

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One half of 450 firms surveyed fall into the cohesive blend of primary strategy configuration while the other half are classified as having a non-cohesive blend. Cohesiveness and performance were found to have a strong relationship. It was observed that cohesiveness has a positive relationship to market and profit ranking in firms noted for shared values and lean operations. There seems to be no such relationship between cohesiveness and market and profit ranks for firms which are more bureaucratic and with a greater need for diverse slack resources.

Methods, Analysis, Industrial research, Technological innovations, Entrepreneurship

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