The Role of Productivity and Innovation Stimuli on InclusiveGrowth Through Economic Empowerment:An SOR Perspective

This study examined the role of productivity enhancement (PE), innovation adoption (IA), and policy and institutional support (PIS) in ‎driving inclusive growth (IG) through the mediating effects of inclusive participation (IP) and economic empowerment (EE) within the ‎Madhya Pradesh manufacturing sector. The research addressed the need to understand how organizational stimuli translate into equitable ‎economic outcomes in rapidly evolving industrial ecosystems. Data were collected from 100 entrepreneurs representing auto, pharmaceutical, ‎and FMCG manufacturing firms using a seven- point Likert scale. PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling) ‎‎(PLS-SEM) was employed for reliability, validity, and hypothesis testing. Results revealed that PE and PIS had the strongest influence on ‎IP and EE, which in turn significantly predicted IG. The study contributes by empirically validating the SOR framework in a manufacturing ‎context and offering actionable insights for policymakers and managers to design strategies that foster both productivity and inclusivity‎.