The impact of engineers’ skills and problem-solving abilities on process innovation

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ID15068420
AuthorsYasushi Ueki (0000-0002-2893-8864, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, corresponding author), José Manuel Guaita Martínez (0000-0002-7050-3389, Valencian International University)
Year2020
Volume33
Issue1
Pages2018-2037
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1331-677X • E-ISSN: 1848-9664
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1331677x.2019.1596826
OpenAlexW2959865870
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited42

This study examines the relationship among engineers’ basic skills, problem-finding and -solving capabilities, and innovation outcomes, using questionnaire survey data for Lao P.D.R., Thailand and Vietnam for the period 2016 to 2017. We perform two-stage least squares (2S.L.S.) estimations, which use the variables for engineers’ basic skills and capabilities for finding and solving problems within the firm as instruments, and the indicators for capabilities for finding and solving problems of suppliers and customers as endogenous variables. The estimation results reveal the relationship between problem-finding and -solving capabilities and process innovation. The findings from the empirical analyses suggest a possible upgrading strategy for firms to transform quality control management into innovative abilities. The estimation results also support the necessity of policy support for nurturing both engineers’ basic technological and managerial skills and capabilities for problem-finding and -solving

Engineering ethics · Management science · Mathematics education · Process management · Competency Development and Evaluation · Computer Science · Engineering · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Higher Education and Employability · Psychology

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