[HTML][HTML] Tacit knowledge acquisition and incremental innovation capability: Proximity perspective

AM Houessou, AKN Aoudji, G Biaou… - Journal of Open Innovation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge, especially tacit knowledge (TK), has become the most strategic
resource for firms' innovativeness and competitiveness. However, most agricultural firms …

[HTML][HTML] Social incentives as nudges for agricultural knowledge diffusion and willingness to pay for certified seeds: Experimental evidence from Uganda

J Okello, KM Shikuku, CJ Lagerkvist, J Rommel… - Food Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
A transition from low-input subsistence farming in Sub-Saharan Africa will require the use of
yield-increasing agricultural technologies. However, in developing countries, most farmers …

The digital layer: alternative data for regional and innovation studies

M Abbasiharofteh, M Krüger, J Kinne… - Spatial Economic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The lack of large-scale data revealing the interactions among firms has constrained
empirical studies. Utilizing relational web data has remained unexplored as a remedy for …

[HTML][HTML] Towards agricultural innovation systems: Actors, roles, linkages and constraints in the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Sierra Leone

LI Kamara, B Lalani, P Dorward - Scientific African, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite success in parts of Southern Africa and Asia, the use of the System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) has remained low in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Adapting agroforestry to upland farming systems: narratives from smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam

H Do, C Whitney, N La, H Storm… - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2024 - Springer
Fruit tree–based agroforestry has been promoted as an alternative farming practice in
upland Northwest Vietnam to replace monocultures of staple crops. Although many studies …

The impact of social network and resource endowment of smallholders on sustainable apple production

S Cui, D Pathera, Y Li, X Jiao - China Agricultural Economic Review, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Smallholders are essential in ensuring food security; however, smallholder-
dominated food production often involves high resource-environmental costs. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Atypical combinations of technologies in regional co-inventor networks

M Abbasiharofteh, DF Kogler, B Lengyel - Research Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel combinations of technologies are usually the result of collaborative work that builds
on existing knowledge. Albeit inventors and their respective communities tend to be …

Male and stale? Questioning the role of “opinion leaders” in agricultural programs

P Matous - Agriculture and Human Values, 2023 - Springer
Social networks can influence people's behaviour and therefore it is assumed that central
individuals in social networks, also called “opinion leaders”, play a key role in driving …

The evolution of China's wind power industry innovation network from the perspective of multidimensional proximity

Y Li, K Qian, Z Wang, A Xu - Technology Analysis & Strategic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The wind power industry (WPI), plays a crucial role in the reduction of global carbon
emissions. Using SNA and the QAP model, this paper is aimed at investigating the impact …

Equity principles: Using social theory for more effective social transformation in agricultural research for development

E McGuire, M Al-Zu'bi, M Boa-Alvarado, TTG Luu… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Agricultural innovations and their applications are increasingly recognized as
crucial mechanisms for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Actors …