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Research outputs: BUSINESS ECONOMICS
2021 R&D the biggest business casualty of Covid-19?
While the overall economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still unfolding, there are strong indications that it is causing the largest e...
Download this report2021 Informal businesses catalyse innovation in Mpumuza, Sweetwaters
Conventional thinking sees formal and informal businesses as binary opposites. But a recent study by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technolo...
Download this report2020 Innovation performance in South African businesses, 2014-2016: activities, outcomes, enablers, constraints
South Africa's key priorities are to accelerate inclusive economic growth, create jobs, and reduce inequality. Whether to drive product expo...
Download this report2020 Surviving a fierce destruction: how the COVID-19 lockdown affected research and development in South African businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our personal and professional lives. Uncertainty can sometimes compel us to achieve extraordinary things...