Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational "fitness" within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to both the practice and...

Historically the Arab Emirates of the Gulf depended on fishing and trade. With the emergence of oil production, economic patterns have developed. External trade elevated and the development of intermediate industries took place. The present paper analyzes the impacts of total labor productivity...