The process innovation approach is applied in an exploratory research using data gathered
from the World Bank Enterprises Survey (WBES). Using probit models on a sample of 1,965 …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a comparative study on the impact of
manufacturing strategies and resources on innovation performance in two newly …

This paper explores the relationship between innovation performance (in terms of product
and process) and business performance (sales growth, market share and profitability) and …

This study examines the relationships between aspects of firm-level innovation performance
from the perspective of under-researched process industries in an emerging economy. We …

This paper seeks to make some contributions to the literature on firm-level innovation in
Africa by attempting to identify the significant factors that explain the capability of firms in …

What is innovation and what determines its development in manufacturing firms? The
literature on the topic has evolved exponentially during the last decades. However, the …

Encouraging innovation in manufacturing is of much interest in business and policy circles.
One aspect of this emphasis on innovation is the assumption that innovation leads to …

Innovation has long been considered as the key factor for the survival, growth and
development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Other than firm size, the …

The excessive concentration of the innovation literature on product development, its drivers
and effects, has almost neglected an important strategy which develops and sustains a firm's …

Purpose This paper aims to study whether Peruvian manufacturing firms that implement
innovation have positive performance and whether R&D activities moderate these …