examines the knowledge-based determinants of productivity of firms active in food processing, textiles, and garments and … productivity in the different industries. The knowledge sources driving productivity performance are very different across sectors …. In food processing, firm productivity is most strongly affected by quality of management and foreign ownership linkages …

the productivity of firms and the existence of possible complementarities between these different forms of innovation …

This paper introduces dynamics in the R&D to innovation and innovation to productivity relationships, which have mostly … conditional mean of labor productivity: through an observed binary indicator, an observed intensity variable or through the … Community Innovation Survey. The results provide evidence of robust unidirectional causality from innovation to productivity and …

Many empirical studies have confirmed the positive impact of innovation on productivity at the firm level. The focus … on the other. To investigate the effect of different types of innovations on produc-tivity, we propose a model with two … a productivity equation. We find that ICT is an im-portant driver of innovation in both manufacturing and services …

, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … product innovation in manufacturing. The strongest productivity effects are derived from organizational innovation. We find …

Using cross-sectional firm-level data, this paper examines the determinants of productivity among manufacturing firms … environment in which firms operate in affecting productivity. Of the technological variables, R&D as well as product and process … and higher education of the management appear to affect productivity. Some important influences from the broader business …

productivity. This paper addresses the Porter Hypothesis within a structural approach that allows us to test what is known in the … introducing the three types of innovations simultaneously and their synergy in affecting total factor productivity (TFP …

productivity among manufacturing firms in the context of a least developed country, Tanzania. In particular it seeks to evaluate … appear to affect productivity. Some of the institutional variables on the contrary are highly significant and robust to … lack of business support services seem to depress productivity, while membership of a business association produces the …

, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … product innovation in manufacturing. The strongest productivity effects are derived from organizational innovation. We find …