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Importance of technological innovation for SME growth : evidence from India

Hillemane, Bala Subrahmanya Mungila; Mathirajan, M.; … - 2010

, it probes the relationship between innovation and growth of SMEs by (i) estimating a correlation between innovation sales … and sales growth, (ii) calculating innovation sales for high, medium, and low growth innovative SMEs and doing a one …-way ANOVA, and (iii) ascertaining the influence of innovation sales, along with investment growth and employment growth on gross …

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Innovation and dynamism : interaction between systems and technical progress

Kornai, János - 2010

virtues is the strong incentive it gives to dynamism, enterprise and the innovation process. Every revolutionary new product … ; innovation ; technical progress ; Schumpeterian entrepreneurship …

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Entrepreneurship and the national system of innovation : what is missing in Turkey?

Bascavusoglu-Moreau, Elif - 2010

behaviour and/or to the weaknesses of the Turkish innovation system. Exploring a unique firm level survey realized among 50 … importance of policy measures in building innovative capabilities. -- entrepreneurship ; national systems of innovation ; SMEs …

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Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs : the role of management standards and innovation

Calza, Elisa; Goedhuys, Micheline; Trifković, Neda - 2017

test the hypothesis that, controlling for technological innovation (product and process) and other variables related to … productivity premium. We further investigate the relationship between technological innovation and standard adoption. We find that … certification on productivity is particularly strong for firms with technological innovation. …

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India's development cooperation in Africa : the case of "Solar Mamas" who bring light

Vaidyanathan, Veda - 2023

This paper examines multiple facets of New Delhi's development cooperation with countries in Africa and argues that grassroots organizations in India that find innovative, low-cost technological solutions to developmental challenges can help governments and multilateral agencies craft inclusive,...

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Puzzle me this? : the Vietnamese reverse gender education gap

Mergoupis, Thanos; Phan, Van; Sessions, John G. - 2018

We investigate within the context of Viet Nam how circumstances at age 15 or 16 relate to completion of upper secondary education four years later. We exploit the longitudinal elements of the Viet Nam Access to Resources Household Survey to identify household and commune characteristics and...

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Elite capture or capture elites? : lessons from the 'counter-elite' and 'co-opt-elite' approaches in Bangladesh and Ghana

Wong, Sam - 2010

Community-based development has been criticized for its inadequate understanding of power relationships at the local level, which thus leaves room for elite capture. This paper compares and contrasts two case studies, both of which take power seriously in their institutional designs. The solar...

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Exporters and global value chain participation : firm-level evidence from South Africa

Mazzi, Caio Torres; Ndubuisi, Gideon Onyewuchi; Avenyo, … - 2020

Using the South African Revenue Service and National Treasury firm-level panel data for 2009-17, this paper investigates how global value chain-related trade affects the export performance of manufacturing firms in South Africa. In particular, the paper uses extant classifications of...

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The determinants of domestic saving in Kenya

Musamali, Rodgers; Mutia, Cecilia; Ngugi, Rose W. - 2022

The savings-growth nexus is widely acknowledged, both in policy and in the literature. But Kenya's numerous policy initiatives to encourage savings mobilization are yet to yield the expected outcomes. This paper identifies the key drivers of domestic saving in Kenya, exploiting fintech as an...

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Aid, growth, and development : have we come full circle?

Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2010

The micro-macro paradox has been revived. Despite broadly positive evaluations at the micro and meso-levels, recent literature doubts the ability of foreign aid to foster economic growth and development. This paper assesses the aid-growth literature and, taking inspiration from the program...

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