Productivity and Innovation in SMEs

Taylor & Francis

Productivity and Innovation in SMEsCreating Competitive Advantage in Singapore and South East Asia\nAuthor(s): Azad Bali, Peter McKiernan, Christopher Vas, Peter Waring\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138594418, 978-1138594418\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the determining factors behind productivity and innovation amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, and within the context of South East Asia, in order to offer recommendations for increasing productivity and aiding economic growth. \n\nSME firms are an influential driver of economic growth in advanced world economies like the USA, Germany, Japan and South Korea. Throughout the 2000s, Singapore experienced a decline in economic growth which was linked to decreasing productivity in its SMEs. The decline triggered a transformational policy by a Government intent on forging a high skillhigh productivity future. Given substantial evidence that low.