In recent years, information technology has led to extraordinary increase in access to information and new markets for firms in many developing countries. This coupled with increased globalization is constantly changing ...
The study, based on a comprehensive sample focusing – for the first time – on the SME sector specifically, tries to depict entrepreneurial and business potentials as to prevailing innovation-oriented attitudes and related ...
Indigenous scientific research is crucial for long-term economic growth and simple transference of technology or buying of expertise has its ultimate developmental limitations. Examples from the hydrocarbon industry clearly ...
A fascinating example of the fluctuating fortunes of Pakistani exports is that of the footballs produced by a cluster of manufacturers in Sialkot. A sector which was dominated by Pakistani firms is now under heavy threat ...
Labour productivity growth has receive scant attention in Pakistan even though it provides the foundation for rising living standards and a country’s ability to compete in the world market. Productivity rises when producers ...
In this paper, we look at denim production in three different factories in Punjab, Pakistan. We map the manufacturing process for a standard denim jean produced for an international retailer. We requested three factories ...
The East Asian economies have attracted attention from policy makers following their successful efforts to quicken economic development. Rapid growth in these countries has been achieved through structural change from low ...
The last two decades have witnessed a remarkable spread of technology in all spheres of economic activity. The change has been so rapid that firms are finding it difficult to keep pace with ever-changing market situations. ...