Creativity, innovation, and export performance

Mobile Phone Innovation and Technology-driven Exports in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore) (Avgerou, 1998;Wang, 1999;Ngwenyama et al, 2006). The underlying literature has established a consensus on the positive relationship between a country's exporting capacity and its innovative activities or knowledge accumulation DiPietro & Anoruo, 2006;LeonLedesma, 2005). Various studies have articulated the roles of innovation and technology as principal factors for increasing export performance, consolidating competitiveness and easing entry into global markets.…”

The Role of Mobile Phones in Governance-Driven Technology Exports in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…the United States) (Ngwenyama et al, 2006;Wang, 1999;Avgerou, 1998). There is an established consensus in the underlying literature on a positive nexus between a nation's knowledge accumulation (and/or capacity of innovation) and its exporting capacity (Salim & Bloch, 2009;Leon-Ledesma, 2005;DiPietro & Anoruo, 2006). Some studies have also emphasised the relevance of technology and innovation as key drivers in enhancing export performance, facilitating entry into global markets and consolidating competitiveness.…”

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“…They concluded that managers' language skills, knowledge about international business, the firms' export commitment, and technological intensity of the industry are the most influential in export performance. DiPietro and Anoruo (2005) investigated the relation between creativity, innovation, and export performance. They discovered a positive relationship between a country's export performance and a country's creativity.…”