improved products through product innovation, and makes firms more efficient at producing goods through process innovation … relationship between productivity growth, innovation and digital technology adoption plays out is particularly important for the …

developed countries. However, evidence of the impacts of ICT on services and manufacturing, particularly in developing countries … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …

In recent years a phenomenon called "frugal innovation" has increasingly gained traction in the scholarly discourse … what is it that makes India a forerunner for an innovation paradigm with increasing global relevance? In this paper, I … socio-cultural context of the country provides a fertile environment for the acceptance of frugal products and services on …

This study quantifies the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth in Bolivia by using microdata … from a survey on innovation conducted in Bolivia in 2016. Following the model of Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse, and Peters … demonstrate that employment growth is explained by product innovation. On the other hand, we find no evidence of a displacement …

industry structure and innovation should affect PDAs' strategies. Finally, the paper presents conclusions, summarizing results …

User innovation is a broadly discussed phenomenon in the context of open innovation which describes, for instance, the … field of lead users and user innovation, scientific literature provides only a few insights into how barriers are … research into the effects of user innovation barriers on user-generated products, and how user innovators' personal …

The phenomenon of frugal innovation, as characterized by "affordable excellence", is experiencing increasing acceptance … by business leaders, policy makers and scholars around the world. Frugal products, services and technologies strive to … development of frugal products and services. Not surprisingly, considerable research shows that discussions of frugal innovations …

Services play a key role in enhancing competitiveness of manufacturing and establishing global value chains. Realising … the importance of services, a number of countries such as China, Taiwan, Philippines and United Arab Emirates (UAE, Dubai …) are focusing on special economic zones (SEZs) for services sectors. Moreover, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is yet to …

with 20 or more employees comprising 1993-1995 CIS II data on firm innovation strategic motivations and 1995-1998 data on … model in which the covariates include firm strategies (innovation and environmental), and a set of other explanatory … negative impact from environmental innovation strategy, implying either a short-medium effect, possibly balanced in the long …

productivity developments were quite heterogenous, with services industries generally recording positive contributions to …