Innovation Under the Radar: The Nature and Sources of Innovation in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781107183100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 280 str.

Xiaolan Fu

Opis

The first systematic and comprehensive analysis of innovation in Africa based on mixed methods and dedicated firm-level, multi-country, multi-year survey data.

Recenzje

'… useful entrée into the author's quite extensive research program on a salient set of issues in economic development. Recommended.' D. Mitch, Choice

Spis treści

Foreword Luc Soete; 1. Introduction; 2. Innovation in Low Income Countries: Received Wisdom; 3. The Economy of Ghana and Tanzania: An Overview; Part I. The Nature and Domestic Sources of Innovation in Africa: 4. Innovation under the Radar as a Response to Constraints: The Nature of Innovation in Africa (with Giacommo Zanello); 5. Open Innovation as a Response to Constraints and Risks: The Role of Collaboration, Universities, Clusters and Value Chains; 6. Innovation and Growth of African Firms: Survival and Growth; 7. Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation (with Mammo Muchie and Abiodun Egbetokun); 8. The Role of the State in Innovation in Africa (with George Essegbey and Bitrina Diyamett); Part II. The Diffusion of Foreign Innovation into Africa: 9. The Diffusion of Foreign Innovation to Africa: The Role of Trade, MNEs and Diasporas; 10. Social Networks and Knowledge Diffusion within MNE Subsidiaries; Part III. Emerging Technologies and Innovation in Africa: 11. ICT Adoption and Innovation (with Jun Hou); 12. The Diffusion and Adoption of Digital Finance Innovation in Africa (with Anne Kingiri); 13. Opportunities and Challenges of 4th Industrial Revolution for Africa; 14. Conclusions: Can Africa Leap Frog the Innovation Gap?