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Research outputs: MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

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2022 An analysis of the impact of technological innovation on productivity in South African manufacturing firms using direct measures of innovation

While manufacturing is regarded as important for economic growth, there is evidence that productivity in the South African manufacturing sec...

2022 Policy levers to boost innovation and productivity in South African manufacturing firms

This policy brief shares key evidence-based insights on boosting innovation and productivity in manufacturing firms. Current policy instrume...

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2021 R&D in South African manufacturing: a sector in deep crisis?

Globally, the manufacturing sector is changing as the use of artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced technology grows at a rapid rate...

2021 Innovation and firm performance in South African manufacturing and services businesses

Ever since the German political economist Joseph Schumpeter highlighted the importance of innovation in economic development in 1934, innova...

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