TY - BOOK A1 - Janz, Norbert A1 - Goedhuys, Micheline A1 - Mohnen, Pierre T1 - Knowledge-based productivity in "low-tech" industries : evidence from firms in developing countries / Goedhuys, Micheline ; Janz, Norbert ; Mohnen, Pierre Y1 - 2008 N1 - Working paper series // United Nations University, UNU-MERIT ; 2008,007 PB - UNU-MERIT CY - Maastricht ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Janz, Norbert A1 - Goedhuys, Micheline A1 - Mohnen, Pierre T1 - What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firms: technology or institutions? / Goedhuys, Micheline ; Janz, Norbert ; Mohnen, Pierre Y1 - 2006 N1 - Working paper series // United Nations University, UNU-MERIT ; 2006,037 PB - UnU-MERIT CY - Maastricht ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Hoepner, Gert A1 - Janz, Norbert A1 - Siers, Carsten A1 - Honert, Matthias T1 - Zukunftsstudie Vertriebsnavigator / durchgeführt von der Fachhochschule Aachen und Axantos sales consultancy GmbH Y1 - 2008 PB - Axantos sales consultancy GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Hoepner, Gert A1 - Janz, Norbert A1 - Siers, Carsten A1 - Honert, Matthias T1 - Zukunfts- und Benchmarkstudie Vertriebsnavigator / durchgeführt von der Fachhochschule Aachen und Axantos sales consultancy GmbH Y1 - 2008 PB - Axantos sales consultancy GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goedhuys, Micheline A1 - Janz, Norbert A1 - Mohnen, Pierre T1 - Knowledge-based productivity in “low-tech” industries: evidence from firms in developing countries JF - Industrial and corporate change N2 - Using firm-level data from five developing countries—Brazil, Ecuador, South Africa, Tanzania, and Bangladesh—and three industries—food processing, textiles, and the garments and leather products—this article examines the importance of various sources of knowledge for explaining productivity and formally tests whether sector- or country-specific characteristics dominate these relationships. Knowledge sources driving productivity appear mainly sector specific. Also differences in the level of development affect the effectiveness of knowledge sources. In the food processing sector, firms with higher educated managers are more productive, and in least-developed countries, additionally those with technology licenses and imported machinery and equipment. In the capital-intensive textiles sector, productivity is higher in firms that conduct R&D. In the garments and leather products sector, higher education of the managers, licensing, and R&D raise productivity. Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtt006 SN - 1464-3650 (E-Journal); 0960-6491 (Print) VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER -