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There has been an increasing interest in the literature pertaining to the relationship between technological capability and performance in developing countries. However, these studies have generated heterogeneous results. This is the literature gap that this article intends to explore. The goal of this paper is to find the relationship between technological capability and performance in developing countries. Considering the diversity of quantitative and heterogeneous results in literature, we chose to use the meta-analytic method to achieve the objective of this study. We were able to correlate all of the results from 19 studies regarding more than 6000 firms from developing countries. Due to this study, two results came up. Firstly, we were able to observe that technological capability and performance are positively correlated in developing countries. Secondly, we found that one of the sources of heterogeneity in the results has to do with the existence of different variables used for measuring technological capability and firm performance.
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The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management (JET-M) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of technology, innovation, and engineering management.
The journal links engineering, science, and management disciplines. It addresses the issues involved in the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to shape and accomplish the strategic and operational objectives of an organization. It covers not only R&D management, but also the entire spectrum of managerial concerns in technology-based organizations. This includes issues relating to new product development, human resource management, innovation process management, project management, technological fusion, marketing, technological forecasting and strategic planning.
The journal provides an interface between technology and other corporate functions, such as R&D, marketing, manufacturing and administration. Its ultimate goal is to make a profound contribution to theory development, research and practice by serving as a leading forum for the publication of scholarly research on all aspects of technology, innovation, and engineering management.