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In-firm training, innovation and productivity : the case of Caribbean small island developing states
Mohan, Preeya; Strobl, Eric; Watson, Patrick K. - 2017
In-firm training is a crucial innovative activity in modern knowledge-based economies which face increasing global …. This study uses the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) 2010 and Compete Caribbean's Productivity Technology Innovation … play a relatively small role and may not even matter for innovation and productivity. …
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Training, soft skills and productivity : evidence from a field experiment in retail
Prada, María F.; Rucci, Graciana; Urzua, Sergio - 2019
Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training programs. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among store managers and sales associates from a large Latin American retailer....
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Gender gaps in entrepreneurship and their macroeconomic effects in Latin America : prepared for the Institutions for Development Sector
Cuberes, David; Teignier, Marc - 2017
This paper studies the aggregate effects of the existing differences between male and female-run firms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey and the International Labor Organization (ILO), we show that only about one-fourth of the total firms...
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Fixed or open-ended? : labor contracts and productivity in the Colombian manufacturing sector
Castellani, Francesca; Lotti, Giulia; Obando, Nathalie - 2017
Using the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey (AMS) between 2000 and 2014, this paper investigates the effect of labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that temporary workers contribute to firms’ labor productivity to a...
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Serial entrepreneurs and the macroeconomy
Sedlácek, Petr; Karmakar, Sudipto; Felix, Sonia - 2021
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Globalization and firm performance
Catão, Luis; Faria, Pedro de; Martins, António; … - 2023
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Innovation and productivity in services and manufacturing : the role of ICT investment
Aboal, Diego; Tacsir, Ezequiel - 2015
ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …
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Ten facts on declining business dynamism and lessons from endogenous growth theory
Akcigit, Ufuk; Ates, Sina T. - 2019
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R&D decisions and productivity growth : evidence from Switzerland and the Netherlands
Dobbelaere, Sabien; König, Michael D.; Spescha, Andrin; … - 2023
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Productivity slowdown : reducing the measure of our ignorance
Boppart, Timo; Li, Huiyu - 2021
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