National framework conditions mediate the effect of technological capabilities of firms on their productivity. Although … institutional conditions influence total factor productivity of firms. Furthermore, we find that the effects of the national …, formal training of workers and access to technology through foreign ownership make more difference for productivity of firms …

productivity among manufacturing firms in the context of a least developed country, Tanzania. In particular it seeks to evaluate … the importance of technological variables - such as R&D, education and training, innovation, foreign ownership, licensing … appear to affect productivity. Some of the institutional variables on the contrary are highly significant and robust to …

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … process innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of … product innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation …

Using micro data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impact of a wide set of innovation … activities on firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and its subsequent effect on firm growth, measured by sales. Controlling for … size and age of the firms, productivity levels and productivity growth of firms over time are found to be key drivers of …

innovation to observe the influence of firm size and of market concentration on innovative activities, and to interrogate the … differences in influences of innovation determinants in different size classes and competition statuses. Our analysis reveals that … employment increases the likelihood of R&D and product innovation, and its influence on R&D expenditures is positive but at less …

productivity as of 1959 of about 350 (320). As a complement to the growth model we estimate the Kouri model using time …

examines the knowledge-based determinants of productivity of firms active in food processing, textiles, and garments and … productivity in the different industries. The knowledge sources driving productivity performance are very different across sectors …. In food processing, firm productivity is most strongly affected by quality of management and foreign ownership linkages …