Knowledge-based productivity in "low-tech" industries: evidence from firms in developing countries

Typical Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-Tech Industries

In the context of the debate on the emergence of knowledge-based societies knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship (KIE) is regarded as a central transformative mechanism that pushes this development. Consistently, the discussion about KIE has mainly focused on new technology-based firms or academic start-ups in high-tech sectors. Little attention has been paid so far to sectors that can be charac...

Foreign Knowledge Spillovers and Total Factor Productivity Growth: Evidence from Four ASEAN Countries

This study examines the dynamic relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and total factor productivity having controlled for other channels of external openness: exports and imports in four ASEAN countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. We employ the panel data analysis PDA (fixed effect and dynamic panel models) as well as the panel cointegration and Granger causali...

Productivity across Industries and Countries: Time Series Theory and Evidence

In this paper, we test whether aggregate productivity movements, especially convergence, are also reflected at the industry level. Using a new result on the asymptotic normality of panel unit root estimators, we find evidence for convergence in total factor productivity for sectors such as services and construction in 14 OECD countries from 1970-1987. However, surprisingly, we find that converg...

Embryonic Software Industries in Developing Countries

9. Knowledge Management of High- Tech Firms

Based on an analysis of six high-tech firms in mainland China, this chapter examines knowledge management issues by focusing on its acquisition, dissemination, and commercialization. We found that most firms emphasized knowledge acquisition. SOE-based firms relied more on their parents for early key technologies, confirming that institutional support and social capital are influential in knowle...