Does access to finance enhance SME innovation and productivity in Nigeria? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey

AC Adegboye, S Iweriebor - African Development Review, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The primary link between financial institutions and economic performance is the provision of
resources by these institutions to businesses in order to drive enterprise development. In this …

The effect on innovation of beginning informal: Empirical evidence from Kenya

P Mendi, R Mudida - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018 - Elsevier
We analyze firm-level data from a survey conducted in Kenya in 2013 referring to innovation
activities in the 2010–12 period. We use the data to study the impact on a firm's innovation …

Corruption, transaction costs, and innovation in Africa

L Barasa - African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and …, 2018 - journals.co.za
This paper examines the relationship between corruption, transaction costs as measured by
asset specificity, and innovation in Africa. We hypothesize that in the context of developing …

Using deliberative foresight to envision a neo-carbon energy innovation ecosystem–a case study of Kenya

J Karjalainen, S Heinonen - African Journal of Science, Technology …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Foresight is a pragmatic futures studies approach as structured debate about future-related
topics. Deliberative foresight addresses stakeholders affected by specific futures. This paper …

The Effect of Technology on the Financial Performance of Construction Consulting Firms in Nairobi County

SW Kinyati - 2018 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
The diffusion of innovation theory states that adoption of technology by individuals is based
on the individuals perception with respect to comparative advantage occasioned by used of …

THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ENTERPRISE PRODUCTIVITY IN RUSSIA

NB Davidson, OS Mariev, K Nagieva… - Системное …, 2018 - elibrary.ru
Innovations are important for productivity of any firm as well as for overall economic growth
of regions and countries. In this paper, we study the effects of innovations on firms' …