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Are Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique?

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dc.contributor.authorAga, Gemechu
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorConconi, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Elwyn
dc.contributor.authorGeginat, Carolin
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T16:19:04Z
dc.date.available2021-07-01T16:19:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractFirm 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284911625063784229/Are-Firm-Capabilities-Holding-Back-Firms-in-Mozambique
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9724
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35895
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9724
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFIRM CAPABILITY
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT PRACTICES
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.titleAre Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique?en
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
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okr.crossref.titleAre Firm Capabilities Holding Back Firms in Mozambique?
okr.date.disclosure2021-06-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:23:48.024166Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/284911625063784229/Are-Firm-Capabilities-Holding-Back-Firms-in-Mozambique
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9724
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryMozambique
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business in Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Organizational Management
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Private Sector Economics
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.unitGlobal Indicators Group, Development Economics
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