Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: The role of management standards and innovation

Elisa Calza, Micheline Goedhuys and Neda Trifkovic

No wp-2017-68, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Using a rich panel dataset of SMEs active in the manufacturing sector in Vietnam, this paper investigates the drivers of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management standards certification. We develop and test the hypothesis that, controlling for technological innovation (product and process) and other variables related to technological capabilities, international standards are still conducive to higher productivity, through improved management practices associated with their adoption.

Keywords: Management standards; ISO certification; Technological innovations; Productivity; Viet Nam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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