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The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms

Published in: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
Volume 11 , issue 2 , 2019 , pages: 243–251

DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1552649

Author(s): David Adeyeye National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria , Abiodun Egbetokun National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria , Omolayo Oluwatope National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria , Maruf Sanni National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria

Keywords: complementarity , Nigeria , innovation survey , non-technological innovation , organizational innovation practices

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Abstract

This paper gives an overview of organizational innovation practices within the context of a developing country, Nigeria. Using innovation survey data from 2008 and 2011, the paper provides an analysis of the complementarity or otherwise of organizational innovation practices used by manufacturing and service firms in the country. The consistent co-occurrence of different organizational innovation practices suggests that they are complements rather than substitutes. Results of our multivariate probit analysis show a clear pattern in the manufacturing sector, with complementarity between all the organizational innovation practices. There are however marked differences between the manufacturing and service sectors, suggesting that innovation policies should be sector-specific.

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