..., the connection between national intellectual capital and total factor productivity (TFP) has been largely overlooked. This paper examines the effect of national intellectual capital on productivity across 84 countries, encompassing diverse income levels, human development index (HDI) levels and continents...

...Issahaku Haruna; Charles Godfred Ackah Purpose Africa's business environment (BE) is characteristically unfriendly and poses severe development challenges. This study evaluates the impact of business climate on productivity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach Macroeconomic...

...Muhammad Luqman; Ghulam Murtaza Purpose The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of imported inputs on firms' productivity in selected South Asian economies, namely Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Furthermore, this study explores the complementarity between firms' capabilities...

...Sabina Szymczak; Aleksandra Parteka; Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz Purpose The study aims to examine the joint effects of foreign ownership (FO) and involvement in global value chains (GVCs) on the productivity performance of firms from a catching-up country (Poland) and a leader economy (Germany...

...Amin Sokhanvar Purpose This paper aims to study the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) channels in improving local firms' productivity. Two transmission channels of knowledge spillovers are empirically investigated. The study focuses on the role of high-growth firms (HGFs) that are assumed...

...Slađana Savović; Predrag Mimović; Violeta Domanović Purpose This paper explores the impact of international acquisitions on the efficiency and productivity of the cement industry in an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach The data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist index (MI...

...Jianhua Zhang; Mohammad Shahidul Islam Purpose The primary purpose of the study is to examine the role of market power in driving innovation and productivity of intangible intensive firms of eight emerging economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-8). Design/methodology...