Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique?
Firm capabilities—the abilities and practices to operate and innovate—are considered important drivers of firm performance. While the analysis of their importance is well established in developed countries, its study in the African context is more...
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okr-10986-358952021-07-02T05:10:59Z Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? Aga, Gemechu Campos, Francisco Conconi, Adriana Davies, Elwyn Geginat, Carolin ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FIRM CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES FIRM PERFORMANCE INNOVATION Firm capabilities—the abilities and practices to operate and innovate—are considered important drivers of firm performance. While the analysis of their importance is well established in developed countries, its study in the African context is more recent. The paper uses a new representative sample of enterprises in Mozambique comprising data on management and organizational practices, as well as skills, to study the importance of firm capabilities in Mozambique. The analysis suggests that the private sector in Mozambique scores below other developing countries in all dimensions of firm capabilities. Enterprises engaging in more contractual relationships demonstrate stronger firm capabilities. Firm capabilities are key drivers of performance; controlling for other input factors, firms in Mozambique with better firm capabilities perform better. The relationship is robust to various measures of performance and to including various firm and manager characteristics. The analysis finds that for smaller firms, non-exporters, and female-owned enterprises, their gap in business performance can be explained by differences in management practices. The results suggest Mozambique should explore mechanisms of expanding firm capabilities in targeted types of firms. 2021-07-01T16:19:04Z 2021-07-01T16:19:04Z 2021-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284911625063784229/Are-Firm-Capabilities-Holding-Back-Firms-in-Mozambique http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35895 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9724 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Mozambique |
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FIRM CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES FIRM PERFORMANCE INNOVATION Aga, Gemechu Campos, Francisco Conconi, Adriana Davies, Elwyn Geginat, Carolin Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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Firm capabilities—the abilities and
practices to operate and innovate—are considered important
drivers of firm performance. While the analysis of their
importance is well established in developed countries, its
study in the African context is more recent. The paper uses
a new representative sample of enterprises in Mozambique
comprising data on management and organizational practices,
as well as skills, to study the importance of firm
capabilities in Mozambique. The analysis suggests that the
private sector in Mozambique scores below other developing
countries in all dimensions of firm capabilities.
Enterprises engaging in more contractual relationships
demonstrate stronger firm capabilities. Firm capabilities
are key drivers of performance; controlling for other input
factors, firms in Mozambique with better firm capabilities
perform better. The relationship is robust to various
measures of performance and to including various firm and
manager characteristics. The analysis finds that for smaller
firms, non-exporters, and female-owned enterprises, their
gap in business performance can be explained by differences
in management practices. The results suggest Mozambique
should explore mechanisms of expanding firm capabilities in
targeted types of firms. |
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Working Paper |
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Aga, Gemechu Campos, Francisco Conconi, Adriana Davies, Elwyn Geginat, Carolin |
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Aga, Gemechu Campos, Francisco Conconi, Adriana Davies, Elwyn Geginat, Carolin |
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Aga, Gemechu |
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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique? |
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are firm capabilities holding back firms in mozambique? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284911625063784229/Are-Firm-Capabilities-Holding-Back-Firms-in-Mozambique http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35895 |
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