usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on … product innovation in manufacturing. The strongest productivity effects are derived from organizational innovation. We find …

followed by the manufacturing sector of Latin American largest economies (VArgentina, Brazil and Mexico) during the last … manufacturing sector of these economies had followed a trajectory of partial catching-up with structural polarization. In short …, these economies are lagging behind at the aggregate manufacturing level, but show very heterogeneous trends within their own …

prime avenue for economic development. Manufacturing was identified as the main engine of economic growth, economic … development and social progress. In recent years, however, the role of manufacturing has been challenged and questions have been … raised concerning the continued importance of manufacturing for economic development, catch up and poverty reduction in …

Since the middle of the eighteenth century, manufacturing has functioned as the main engine of economic growth and … development. However, in recent research, questions have been raised concerning the continued importance of the manufacturing … sector for economic development. This paper reexamines the role of manufacturing as a driver of growth in developing …

This paper examines the emergence of manufacturing in developing countries in the period 1950-2005. It presents new … straightforward. Manufacturing has been important for growth in developing countries, but not all expectations of the engine of growth …

Using micro data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impact of a wide set of innovation …

This paper examines the impacts of ICT in public and private Sudanese universities. We verify the first and third … hypotheses that the use of ICT facilitates connection, networks and collaboration within public and private universities in Sudan …, production and dissemination of knowledge in Sudanese universities. We support the fourth hypothesis that the use of ICT …