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Innovation and Development, 2016
This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by rel... more This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by relying on pooled cross-sectional data from innovation surveys among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. The study employs variables such as educational qualification, technology acquisition, intramural R&D and collaboration as proxies for measuring AC. Using the ordinal logit model, our result shows that higher educational qualification is the determinant of product innovation among manufacturing firms while collaboration with knowledge institutions, the determinant among service firms. In addition, the impact of R&D investments on product innovation becomes significant among manufacturing firms when moderated with age. We can thus infer that high-level skilled workers and external collaboration increase the likelihood of introducing new-to-market product innovations among manufacturing and service firms respectively by enhancing the AC of firms. Similarly, R&D investment can only have impact on the ability to introduce new-to-market product innovations as firms mature with age. Since the factors of AC driving the two sectors differ, there is therefore no one-cap-fit-all solution. Hence, there is the need for sector-specific policies that will enhance firms' competences and capabilities and drive national competitiveness. These include state interventions through government policy instruments in areas such as education, training, intellectual property and funding among others. Careful consideration should however be made in introducing these interventions in order to avoid government failure.
2nd SMAT International Conference on Transport, Technology, Management and Sustainable Development (2019), Held in School of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 28th June, 2019., 2019
Entrepreneurship activities are believed to be a tool that can boost economic growth and proffer ... more Entrepreneurship activities are believed to be a tool that can boost economic growth and proffer solutions to the problem of unemployment. The high number of unemployed graduates in Nigeria, has necessitated the possibility of making entrepreneurship a career choice to students in tertiary institutions. With the increasing growth of graduate unemployment rate in Nigeria, entrepreneurship remains one of the key solutions. This study assessed the effects of individual antecedent factors on entrepreneurial interests of female students in Nigeria's tertiary institutions. The sample for this study was drawn from an entrepreneurship survey on students in Nigerian tertiary institutions conducted by the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) in 2007 and 2011 respectively. The study sampled a total of 10,367 female students from registered tertiary institutions including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Data for this study was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. Findings showed that individual antecedent factors are significantly and positively associated with entrepreneurial interest. Also, individual antecedent factors remain a major predictor of female entrepreneurial interest with an explanatory power (R 2) of 73.9%, particularly, antecedent factors such as parents' previous engagement in business and entrepreneurial education. This study therefore concludes that individual antecedent factors essentially influence female entrepreneurial interest in Nigeria.
Paper Presented at the 4th AFRICALICS International Conference held at University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 22nd – 24th October, 2019, 2019
This paper explores the relationship between technological innovation and export performance of m... more This paper explores the relationship between technological innovation and export performance of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The subject of technological innovation and its impact on firms' export performances in developing nations is yet to exhaustively explored. In order to enrich the literature, this paper assesses the impact of technological innovation on the export performance of manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria. The sample for this study was drawn from 305 SMEs in the textile/leather/apparel and footwear subsector; wood/furniture and woodworks subsector; and domestic/industrial plastic and rubber subsector in Southwestern Nigeria. Data collected was analyzed using correlation analysis and regression analysis. The correlation result shows that process innovation, marketing and organizational innovations had positive relationship with export performance. However, the regression result confirmed that product, process and organizational innovations had positive impact on the export performance of firms. However, the control variable 'firm age' had significant impact on the export performance of firms. Generally, technological innovation accounts for about 50.9% of variation in the export performance of the manufacturing firms. The study concludes that technological innovation is critical elements for enhancing the performance of the manufacturing SMEs in the exports marketing particularly as the firms get older. Therefore, owners and managers of SMEs are encouraged to introduce more technological innovations in their firms as this has positive impact on firms' export performance.
Absorptive Capacity and Product Innovation: New Evidence from Nigeria, 2016
This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by rel... more This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by relying on pooled cross-sectional data from innovation surveys among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. The study employs variables such as educational qualification, technology acquisition, intramural R&D and collaboration as proxies for measuring AC. Using the ordinal logit model, our result shows that higher educational qualification is the determinant of product innovation among manufacturing firms while collaboration with knowledge institutions, the determinant among service firms. In addition, the impact of R&D investments on product innovation becomes significant among manufacturing firms when moderated with age. We can thus infer that high-level skilled workers and external collaboration increase the likelihood of introducing new-to-market product innovations among manufacturing and service firms respectively by enhancing the AC of firms. Similarly, R&D investment can only have impact on the ability to introduce new-to-market product innovations as firms mature with age. Since the factors of AC driving the two sectors differ, there is therefore no one-cap-fit-all solution. Hence, there is the need for sector-specific policies that will enhance firms' competences and capabilities and drive national competitiveness. These include state interventions through government policy instruments in areas such as education, training, intellectual property and funding among others. Careful consideration should however be made in introducing these interventions in order to avoid government failure.
Innovation and Development, 2016
This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by rel... more This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by relying on pooled cross-sectional data from innovation surveys among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. The study employs variables such as educational qualification, technology acquisition, intramural R&D and collaboration as proxies for measuring AC. Using the ordinal logit model, our result shows that higher educational qualification is the determinant of product innovation among manufacturing firms while collaboration with knowledge institutions, the determinant among service firms. In addition, the impact of R&D investments on product innovation becomes significant among manufacturing firms when moderated with age. We can thus infer that high-level skilled workers and external collaboration increase the likelihood of introducing new-to-market product innovations among manufacturing and service firms respectively by enhancing the AC of firms. Similarly, R&D investment can only have impact on the ability to introduce new-to-market product innovations as firms mature with age. Since the factors of AC driving the two sectors differ, there is therefore no one-cap-fit-all solution. Hence, there is the need for sector-specific policies that will enhance firms' competences and capabilities and drive national competitiveness. These include state interventions through government policy instruments in areas such as education, training, intellectual property and funding among others. Careful consideration should however be made in introducing these interventions in order to avoid government failure.
2nd SMAT International Conference on Transport, Technology, Management and Sustainable Development (2019), Held in School of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 28th June, 2019., 2019
Entrepreneurship activities are believed to be a tool that can boost economic growth and proffer ... more Entrepreneurship activities are believed to be a tool that can boost economic growth and proffer solutions to the problem of unemployment. The high number of unemployed graduates in Nigeria, has necessitated the possibility of making entrepreneurship a career choice to students in tertiary institutions. With the increasing growth of graduate unemployment rate in Nigeria, entrepreneurship remains one of the key solutions. This study assessed the effects of individual antecedent factors on entrepreneurial interests of female students in Nigeria's tertiary institutions. The sample for this study was drawn from an entrepreneurship survey on students in Nigerian tertiary institutions conducted by the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) in 2007 and 2011 respectively. The study sampled a total of 10,367 female students from registered tertiary institutions including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Data for this study was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. Findings showed that individual antecedent factors are significantly and positively associated with entrepreneurial interest. Also, individual antecedent factors remain a major predictor of female entrepreneurial interest with an explanatory power (R 2) of 73.9%, particularly, antecedent factors such as parents' previous engagement in business and entrepreneurial education. This study therefore concludes that individual antecedent factors essentially influence female entrepreneurial interest in Nigeria.
Paper Presented at the 4th AFRICALICS International Conference held at University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 22nd – 24th October, 2019, 2019
This paper explores the relationship between technological innovation and export performance of m... more This paper explores the relationship between technological innovation and export performance of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The subject of technological innovation and its impact on firms' export performances in developing nations is yet to exhaustively explored. In order to enrich the literature, this paper assesses the impact of technological innovation on the export performance of manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria. The sample for this study was drawn from 305 SMEs in the textile/leather/apparel and footwear subsector; wood/furniture and woodworks subsector; and domestic/industrial plastic and rubber subsector in Southwestern Nigeria. Data collected was analyzed using correlation analysis and regression analysis. The correlation result shows that process innovation, marketing and organizational innovations had positive relationship with export performance. However, the regression result confirmed that product, process and organizational innovations had positive impact on the export performance of firms. However, the control variable 'firm age' had significant impact on the export performance of firms. Generally, technological innovation accounts for about 50.9% of variation in the export performance of the manufacturing firms. The study concludes that technological innovation is critical elements for enhancing the performance of the manufacturing SMEs in the exports marketing particularly as the firms get older. Therefore, owners and managers of SMEs are encouraged to introduce more technological innovations in their firms as this has positive impact on firms' export performance.
Absorptive Capacity and Product Innovation: New Evidence from Nigeria, 2016
This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by rel... more This paper assesses the influence of absorptive capacity (AC) on firms' product innovation by relying on pooled cross-sectional data from innovation surveys among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. The study employs variables such as educational qualification, technology acquisition, intramural R&D and collaboration as proxies for measuring AC. Using the ordinal logit model, our result shows that higher educational qualification is the determinant of product innovation among manufacturing firms while collaboration with knowledge institutions, the determinant among service firms. In addition, the impact of R&D investments on product innovation becomes significant among manufacturing firms when moderated with age. We can thus infer that high-level skilled workers and external collaboration increase the likelihood of introducing new-to-market product innovations among manufacturing and service firms respectively by enhancing the AC of firms. Similarly, R&D investment can only have impact on the ability to introduce new-to-market product innovations as firms mature with age. Since the factors of AC driving the two sectors differ, there is therefore no one-cap-fit-all solution. Hence, there is the need for sector-specific policies that will enhance firms' competences and capabilities and drive national competitiveness. These include state interventions through government policy instruments in areas such as education, training, intellectual property and funding among others. Careful consideration should however be made in introducing these interventions in order to avoid government failure.