Manufacturing has traditionally been regarded in the development literature as having special "growth-pulling" or "growth-enhancing" properties. The share of manufacturing in GDP has been declining slightly over time in South Africa, while that of services has been growing. This study focuses on...

Labour productivity reflects a firm's ability to generate higher production or value-added. This paper analyses labour productivity and its determinants in the manufacturing and service sectors in Kenya. As the largest economy in East Africa, it is crucial for Kenya to have high labour...

The purpose of this paper is to propose a service development process that is adapted to manufacturing companies and to discuss its implication for companies with a focus on product development and product sales. This paper looks at new service development (NSD) literature and argues for design...

The study tries to investigate the impact of various macro-economic factors on GDP components. The study used the secondary data for the period 2000-2001 to 2011-2012. Data was collected from the Economic survey of India and Reserve bank of India bulletins. The dependent variable in the study...