increased market size and the competition. Innovation is a prerequisite for a successful transformation process and this paper … experienced a decline in employment and a positive development in productivity while maintaining a significant contribution to … innovate; innovation is a prerequisite for firm survival in the four industries. -- transformation ; lifestyle production …

The persistent downturn in productivity growth during the past two decades has cast doubts on global economic prospects …. Frequently cited causes include a dearth of productivity-enhancing ideas, an aging population, and a shift to service …-based economies. While we acknowledge the role each of these has played, our research shows that productivity is fundamentally driven …

The role of innovation in improving productivity might vary according to a country's relative position in technology … innovation on output via productivity with representative manufacturing firms in Tunisia from 1997 to 2007. It finds that "buying … innovation is not linear or requires a certain amount of investment (threshold) to positively affect productivity. The estimation …