The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms
The study uses the Economic Census Data of 2011 to investigate the innovation-productivity nexus at firm level of Malaysia manufacturing firms. The nexus of innovation and the other determinants of productivity were examined through the augmented Cobb-Douglas production function and the outcomes wer...
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| description | The study uses the Economic Census Data of 2011 to investigate the innovation-productivity nexus at firm level of Malaysia manufacturing firms. The nexus of innovation and the other determinants of productivity were examined through the augmented Cobb-Douglas production function and the outcomes were as expected. The major findings of the study confirmed that innovation plays a significant role in enhancing productivity in the manufacturing sector. Other than innovation, capital intensity, labour quality, foreign direct investment, and export are among the factors that contribute to higher productivity. |
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| spelling | upm-466382018-02-23T03:43:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46638/ The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms Shafi'i, Mazlina Ismail, Normaz Wana The study uses the Economic Census Data of 2011 to investigate the innovation-productivity nexus at firm level of Malaysia manufacturing firms. The nexus of innovation and the other determinants of productivity were examined through the augmented Cobb-Douglas production function and the outcomes were as expected. The major findings of the study confirmed that innovation plays a significant role in enhancing productivity in the manufacturing sector. Other than innovation, capital intensity, labour quality, foreign direct investment, and export are among the factors that contribute to higher productivity. Inderscience Publishers 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46638/1/The%20innovation%20and%20productivity%20nexus%20in%20Malaysian%20manufacturing%20firms.pdf Shafi'i, Mazlina and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2015) The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 10 (4). p. 13. ISSN 1756-9850; ESSN: 1756-9869 http://www.inderscience.com/ijebr 10.1504/IJEBR.2015.072505 |
| spellingShingle | Shafi'i, Mazlina Ismail, Normaz Wana The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title | The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title_full | The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title_fullStr | The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title_short | The innovation and productivity nexus in Malaysian manufacturing firms |
| title_sort | innovation and productivity nexus in malaysian manufacturing firms |
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