Using a unique firm level data set on learning and product innovation in Tanzanian manufacturing and commercial farming … for product innovation. The results indicate that larger and foreign owned firms invest significantly more in human and … and specialised labour - necessary for product innovation in imperfect markets. …

conditions do not lend themselves to a broader growth in competitiveness, meaning that further rapid growth is ultimately not …

Employing empirical data, this study examines the innovation response of private Nigerian brewing firms to a state … innovation success of firms that survived and prospered under a decidedly turbulent industrial environment. State action, which …

Innovation strategies of entrepreneurs are mapped with growth and performance of their firms in this study. Findings of … innovation strategies experienced more employment growth, higher profitability, and better sales dynamics than those that adopted … occasional innovation approach. Market growth of continuous innovating firms realized faster pace than other type of firms …

its innovation system and the interplay between the firm and the non-firm sector. We argue that, in any economy, when … generated a sub-optimal outcome. Market forces did not result in the western-style innovation system, but a hybrid one, with …-down" supply-driven allocation of resources and a reliance on external (but domestic) network of sources for innovation and capital …

domestic industry has reached a certain level of sophistication, complexity, and competitiveness do the benefits of non …

The need to improve competitiveness of the Indian Capital Goods Sector is more now than ever before, owing to the …