alternative theories. In this survey, we focus on four important aspects, namely: (i) the role of competition and market structure …

related to two measures of performance - productivity growth and market-share growth. The paper describes whether plants are … with relative productivity growth. In turn, growth in relative labour productivity is translated into growth in market …, probably through its impact on product innovation. The market rewards those businesses that managed to improve their efficiency …

Productivity growth has slowed across most OECD economies since the mid-2000s. While important aspects of New Zealand …’s economic performance have improved over this period, productivity growth is still comparatively low. This continues a long …-run trend of poor productivity in New Zealand, which is the key reason why average incomes are still below the OECD average …

concentration upon innovation, focusing on robust findings, questions of interpretation, and the identification of major gaps. We … also consider the more modest literature that considers the effect on innovation of firm characteristics other than size …

structure, innovation of operations, individual characteristics as well as farm location. Productivity performance by farm …This report contains an empirical analysis of the productivity and sustainability performance of different types of … farms in thirteen countries. Farm productivity performance is measured through estimates of average productivity levels and …

A persistent theme in the academic literature on technological innovation is that incumbent enterprises have great … difficulty crossing the abyss created by a radical technological innovation. It is argued that incumbents go into decline, while … performance in markets shaken by a radical technological innovation …