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Non-technological innovations: market performance of exporting firms in South American emerging economies
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2015)
Innovation plays a key role in the economic growth of companies, sectors and countries. Even though there is great interest in researching innovation, there is little evidence on the influence of innovation on the performance ...
Measuring the Performance of a Dehydration Plant of Apples
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2015)
Given the importance of the Chilean dried-fruit market and the characteristics of the industrial process of dehydration, it becomes imperative for companies to measure the efficiency of their production processes in order ...
A Non-radial DEA index for Peruvian regional competitiveness
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2016)
In this paper, we propose a method to measure competitiveness performance at the subnational level, with an application to Peruvian regions. For this, we propose a benefit-of-the-doubt composite index that summarizes the ...
Relationships among TQM practices and Performance, considering the influences of the Culture, the Industrial Sector and the Size of the Firms
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to propose a model for understanding the relationships among the Total Quality Management (TQM) Practices and the Performance, considering the culture, the industrial sector and the size of ...
Public support for R&D, knowledge sourcing and firm innovation: Examining a mediated model with evidence from the manufacturing industries
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2014)
The aim of this study is to examine how firms realize the benefits associated with public support for R&D programs. To do so, this research proposes and tests the hypothesis that the level of knowledge sourcing applied by ...