20.500.12556/RUL-153107 Industrial performance of the top R&D enterprises in world-leading economies a metafrontier approach Faced with increasingly prominent challenges in developing a knowledge-based economy, many countries have attached great importance to research and development (R&D) activities, particularly in industrial enterprises. Considering the heterogeneity in the development background across countries, this study examines industrial R&D performance from 2016 to 2020 by comparing the productivity of the top R&D enterprises across world-leading economies and industries. The metafrontier approach and the Malmquist productivity index using data envelopment analysis and inferential statistics are employed in an empirical analysis of 1155 enterprises in the European Union (EU), the United States (US), Japan, and China operating in six different industries. The results reveal that R&D productivity has improved over time, particularly in the last year observed. Moreover, the US was the most productive, whereas China exhibited the worst productivity levels. Finally, despite Consumer Goods & Services presenting the best average R&D performance, the highest improvements are observed more recently, especially in Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals and ICT Goods & Services. The results suggest that in addition to technology gaps, the COVID-19 pandemic had important implications for the industrial performance of top R&D enterprises. The findings of this research can guide improvements in R&D efficiency and consequently facilitate evidence-based decision-making in the business sector and policymaking at the national level. R&D performance industrial enterprises data envelopment analysis metafrontier approach comparative analysis research and development uspešnost podjetij za raziskave in razvoj industrijska učinkovitost metaanaliza raziskave in razvoj primerjalna analiza true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-12-18 10:07:18 2023-12-18 10:07:22 2023-12-19 03:44:20 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 15 str. art. 101698 Vol. 89 Oct. 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 330.542:338.45 1873-6041 10.1016/j.seps.2023.101698 161227523 1-s2.0-S0038012123002100-main.pdf 1-s2.0-S0038012123002100-main.pdf 1 280A75FA68386E83AC0A54F771C84021 93a83b842e19ae0500265ad65c363943deb5ecee5545ada847928defd05bbaf9 34510976-9d85-11ee-a59a-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178987 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012123002100 0 07648ec5-9d85-11ee-a59a-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178986 Fakulteta za upravo 0 0 0