Determinants of Technological and non-technological Innovations: Evidence from Ghana’ Manufacturing and Service Sectors

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F70883521%3A28120%2F22%3A63548918" target="_blank" >RIV/70883521:28120/22:63548918 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62690094:18450/23:50019384 RIV/00216275:25410/23:39919549

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15228916.2022.2113209" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15228916.2022.2113209</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2022.2113209" target="_blank" >10.1080/15228916.2022.2113209</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Determinants of Technological and non-technological Innovations: Evidence from Ghana’ Manufacturing and Service Sectors

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper aims at investigating the various factors driving technological and non-technological innovations in the manufacturing and service sectors in Ghana. We argue that numerous previous studies have shown that digitalization, firms’ collaborations, access to finance, engaging in research and development and certain firm characteristic such as age, size and ownership influence firms’ aptitude and incentives to be innovative. However, in the context of developing countries like Ghana, we do not know whether these same determinants also have positive effects on stimulating innovations at the firm-level. Using a sample of 549 firms sourced from the World Bank Enterprises Survey conducted between 2007 and 2013, this study finds that the adoption of digitalization promotes non-technological (organizational) innovations than technological innovations. We also find that firms’ innovation collaboration with consultants and universities rather exert no impact on technological and non-technological innovations. Our finding show that internal R&amp;D enhance technological innovations and not non-technological innovations. The main practical implications of the study are that attempts to boosting firm-level and developing countries innovation potentials should mainly focus on improving internal R&amp;D and innovation support activities, expanding access to finance, and upgrading Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure to enhance digitalization.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Determinants of Technological and non-technological Innovations: Evidence from Ghana’ Manufacturing and Service Sectors

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper aims at investigating the various factors driving technological and non-technological innovations in the manufacturing and service sectors in Ghana. We argue that numerous previous studies have shown that digitalization, firms’ collaborations, access to finance, engaging in research and development and certain firm characteristic such as age, size and ownership influence firms’ aptitude and incentives to be innovative. However, in the context of developing countries like Ghana, we do not know whether these same determinants also have positive effects on stimulating innovations at the firm-level. Using a sample of 549 firms sourced from the World Bank Enterprises Survey conducted between 2007 and 2013, this study finds that the adoption of digitalization promotes non-technological (organizational) innovations than technological innovations. We also find that firms’ innovation collaboration with consultants and universities rather exert no impact on technological and non-technological innovations. Our finding show that internal R&amp;D enhance technological innovations and not non-technological innovations. The main practical implications of the study are that attempts to boosting firm-level and developing countries innovation potentials should mainly focus on improving internal R&amp;D and innovation support activities, expanding access to finance, and upgrading Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure to enhance digitalization.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of African Business

ISSN

1522-8916

e-ISSN

1522-9076

Svazek periodika

neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

neuvedeno

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

nestrankovano

Kód UT WoS článku

000843084500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85136507564