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Innovation patterns and their effects on firm-level productivity in South Asia
Cirera, Xavier; Cusolito, Ana P. - 2019
This paper describes and benchmarks innovation activities for a sample of countries in the South Asia region, as well … Asia region can be divided into two groups, in terms of the magnitude and composition of the innovation activities: leaders … (Bangladesh and India) and laggards (Nepal and Pakistan). Leaders present higher rates of innovation activities than laggards and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051862
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Productivity growth and job creation in the development process of industrial clusters
Sonobe, Tetsushi; Higuchi, Yuki; Ōtsuka, Keijirō - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009669764
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Electricity Reliability and Intra-Sectoral Structural Change in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms
Kaba, Kabinet; Tchana Tchana, Fulbert - 2024
Although access to reliable electricity enables manufacturing companies to increase their output, there have been few studies of the distribution of output growth between export and domestic markets. Although some papers have examined the impact of electricity reliability on exports (in volume...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014582010
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The business of product innovation : international empirical evidence
Lederman, Daniel - 2009
"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003821088
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The risks of innovation : are innovating firms less likely to die?
Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Paunov, Caroline - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009582479
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Financial development and innovation in small firms
Sharma, Siddharth (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003619678
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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David J.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003845512
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Determinants and dynamics of business aspirations : evidence from small-scale entrepreneurs in an emerging market
Dalton, Patricio S.; Ruschenpohler, Julius; Zia, Bilal - 2018
and innovation, as well as performance outcomes a year later …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850512
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Competing priorities women's microenterprises and household relationships
Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Pierotti, Rachael S. - 2018
Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially their spouse, and that these intrahousehold dynamics contribute to gender gaps in entrepreneurship outcomes. This in-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903153