Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) emerges as a vital catalyst for inclusive growth and sustainable development, particularly in emerging economies where the manufacturing sector is central to economic progress. This study offers an in-depth analysis of the current research landscape on...

Structural transformation is a central driver of economic development, yet recent challenges such as premature deindustrialization have raised critical questions about whether low-income economies can still follow traditional growth paths that rely on manufacturing expansion to drive...

The use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, or smart devices will go hand in hand with higher productivity, higher product quality, and lower trade costs. Therefore, it can be expected to be positively related to export activities. This paper uses firm level data for...

The use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, or smart devices will go hand in hand with, among others, higher productivity, higher product quality, more exports and better chances to survive any crisis. Better firms tend to use advanced technologies. Information on...

This paper investigates the determinants and dynamics of labour demand and specifically informal labour in Egypt's manufacturing sector, using nationally representative firm-level data from the 2020/21 Egyptian Industrial Firm Behavior Survey. Applying ordinary least squares and fractional logit...

Growing pressure for sustainability has intensified the need for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt environmental innovation while maintaining competitive performance. This study examines how green innovation strategy, environmental regulations, and green absorptive capacity...

Competitive public research funding is an important policy instrument to foster scientific progress. The effective design of such funding schemes and whether they generate knowledge spillovers to industrial inventions, however, remains debated. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of...

Purpose: This study examines the impact of continuous improvement practices and emerging technologies on business performance in the service sector of an emerging economy. It seeks to identify whether these factors contribute positively to competitiveness and how their effects compare to...

Purpose: This research proposed dependent sampling plan incorporating mixed acceptance criteria for entrance quality control of corn kernels, a primary material in the feed manufacturing industry. Mathematical models are involved to determine the alternative samplin plan based on allowable risk...

Purpose: This study analyses the impact of lean tools on environmental performance and examines whether combining them with green practices can generate positive synergies.Design/methodology/approach: Using data collected in the 2022 European Manufacturing Survey of Spanish manufacturing...

Purpose: This study explores the barriers to adopting Industry 4.0 technologies within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. Despite the potential for transformative benefits, the sector has been slow in embracing these technologies due to unique regulatory and operational challenges. This...

With the increasing global environmental awareness and the tightening of regulations, high-end equipment manufacturing enterprises are facing a significant test of green innovation. Challenges such as core technologies, funding, and talent continue to impede the green innovation of enterprises....

Growth is projected to slow to 1.6 percent in 2026 before edging up to about 2.3 percent in 2027 as global and domestic demand conditions stabilize while foreign direct investment (FDI) in new industries begins to materialize. Thailand’s 2025 downturn has brought long-standing structural...

This paper re-examines the role of trade and FDI inflows in accelerating the process of industrial growth involving countries belonging to the "Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)" region. Trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) have improved the growth performance of...

Nowadays, the European economy faces significant global challenges that threaten the continuity of economic growth, especially in the German manufacturing sector, which is under strain from financial turmoil, resulting in numerous layoffs and firm closures. In this respect, FinTech significantly...

China's economy has shifted from high-speed development to high-quality development as the marginal benefits of the traditional growth model decline. This study explores how new quality productive forces (NQPFs) drive industrial structure upgrading via factor endowment upgrading and factor...

Recent evidence suggests that Chinese imports negatively impact firm-level productivity growth in the EU. We argue that this effect is moderated by the technological frontier, as proposed by Acemoglu et al. (2006). Using three distinct measures of the frontier, we examined firm-level data from...

I examine whether trade can improve the impact of population growth on natural resources (NR) and welfare over time. Under autarky, population growth results in NR and welfare collapse over time, irrespective of the value of the returns to scale in the manufacturing sector, ϕ. Under trade, NR...

The transition from traditional labor intensive to modern capital intensive production is a key factor for industrial development. Using half a million observations from Indian manufacturing plants, I analyze the effects of a secular decrease in industrial electricity prices through the lens of...

Digitization has reshaped corporate innovation. However, few studies have explored how companies can fully incentivize their human capital in the digital transformation process to improve innovation capabilities. To address this gap, this study proposes a configurational framework that...

Gender equality and economic growth have historically tended to move together yet identifying causal effects has been difficult. This paper uses data on the support for female suffrage in Switzerland in order to explore the impact of technology adoption on gender norms. We argue that the early...

This research examines the impact of industrial agglomeration on the productivity of SMEs in Vietnam, using FE regression for panel data and the PSM method. The study utilizes data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2016-2020) and the OECD's TiVA database. The findings highlight the...

Energy exchange-traded funds (ETF) are innovative energy financial product that reflects the cyclical supply and demand of energy. This paper employs the TVP-VAR-DY model to examine the dynamic volatility spillover effects within the energy ETF market in response to EPU shocks, as well as to...

The growing demand for transparency in sustainability reporting has compelled enterprises to look far beyond the boundaries of classical financial ratios when assessing their own performance. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators have dominated recent academic debate-primarily...

Background: With increasing environmental concerns, achieving sustainability in supply chains (SCs) requires strong cooperation among partners. This raises the question of how supply chain information integration (SCII) fosters green supply chain innovation performance (GSCIP). Thus, this study...

Background: This study examines how AI-driven metaverse integration enhances sustainable manufacturing performance in Jordan's industrial sector, with particular emphasis on the mediating role of digital supply chain resilience. Grounded in resource orchestration theory (ROT), the research...

Background: Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is transforming global production systems with sustainability at its core. The global AM market growth underscores the urgency of evaluating its environmental implications. Methods: This study aims to (1) identify Life Cycle...

Amid China's "Manufacturing Power" push, full-chain digital restructuring in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area remains hampered by mismatches among technology, organization, and environment. We therefore explored how shop floor actors perceive and shape this...

A structural shift from fossil fuel-based energy systems to renewable, sustainable energy sources critically depends on research and development (R&D) activities at the firm-level. This study examines the contribution of R&D spillovers from other firms to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in...

The use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, or smart devices will go hand in hand with higher productivity, higher product quality, and lower trade costs. Therefore, it can be expected to be positively related to export activities. This paper uses firm level data for...