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The Effect of Organizational Innovation and Information and Communications Technology on Firm Performance

Gera, Surendra; Gu, Wulong - In: International Productivity Monitor 9 (2004) Fall, pp. 37-51

, increased sales and profits, and product and process innovation than firms that do not follow this path. Their findings suggest …

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Productivity Issues in Canada: A Review Article

Stewart, Ian A. - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 78-81

This article, by Ian A. Stewart, is a review of the recently released Industry Canada research volume Productivity Issues in Canada, edited by Someshwar Rao and Andrew Sharpe. Stewart begins by noting that at over 900 pages and 25 papers the volume represents an important contribution to the...

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The Importance of Skills for Innovation and Productivity

Rao, Someshwar; Tang, Jianmin; Wang, Weimin - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 15-26

detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and determinants of productivity at the firm and industry level in Canadian …, product market competition, and government support for R&D, training, and technical assistance are the drivers of innovation …

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Editor’s Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 10 (2005) Spring, pp. 1-2

This tenth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the puzzling recent behaviour of labour productivity in Canada; an international perspective on Canada's productivity performance since the...

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Editor’s Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 9 (2004) Fall, pp. 1-2

organization innovation and information and communications technologies on firm performance; the effect of adjustment costs on …

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The Importance of Innovation for Productivity

Rao, Someshwar; Ahmad, Ashfaq; Horsman, William; … - In: International Productivity Monitor 2 (2001) Spring, pp. 11-18

Innovation is widely recognized as a key ingredient of productivity success. This article by Someshwar Rao, Ashfaq … positive relationship between measures of fundamental innovation, labour productivity and GDP per capita across OECD countries …. The authors paint a nuanced portrait of Canada's innovation performance. The existence of an innovation gap with the …

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Editor's Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2

for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …

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The Widening Canada-US Productivity Gap in Manufaturing

Bernstein, Jeffrey I.; Harris, Richard G.; Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 3-22

In this article, Jeffrey I. Bernstein of Carleton University, Richard G. Harris from Simon Fraser University, and Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards provide a comprehensive analysis of the widening of the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap. Since 1994, labour...

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Productiivity Convergence among OECD Countries: The Postwar Experience

Wolff, Edward N. - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 17-22

This article by Edward N. Wolff of New York University examines trends in convergence in OECD countries toward U.S. productivity levels during the postwar period and finds strong evidence for this phenomenon up to 1990, with rapid growth in investment, education, and R&D in OECD countries...

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Innovation and Business Strategy: Why Canada Falls Short

Nicholson, Peter - In: International Productivity Monitor 18 (2009) Spring, pp. 51-71

This article compares the development of labour productivity in the Swedish and the Finnish business sectors and the role of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in this process. The results show that the Finnish productivity level has been converging towards the Swedish...

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