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Management of Forestry Research to Improve Knowledge Utilisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.L. Bosman --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,Knowledge has become the industry that supplies to the economy the essential resource of production. This paper looks at knowledge and where it fits into the task of managing research, technology transfer and technological innovation. -
Smoking Habits Among Secondary School Students In Selected Districts In Zimbabwe. Gender, Urban/Rural And Social Class Differences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: LelfE. Aarø --- Department of Psychosocial Science, ArneH. Eide --- Research Center for Health Promotion and SINTEF Unlmed (Oslo) Department for Health, Technology and Usability, StanleyW. Acuda --- Department of Psychiatry, Zimbabwe Tecla Butau --- Department of Psychiatry, ZimbabweObjective To examine the relationship between smoking habits and indicators of socioeconomic status, the urban/rural dimension and gender among secondary school students from selected districts in Zimbabwe. -
Relations Key to Innovations – Peasants, Institutions and Technical Change on the Mossi Plateau in Burkina Faso
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mats Hårsmar --- , SwedenHow can technical changes within food crop cultivation in a country like Burkina Faso be explained? This is an important question for the reduction of poverty, for enhanced food security as well as for economic growth. Poor countries, where agriculture... -
Knowledge Sharing and Innovation as it affects the Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: O. O. Jegede --- , M. O. Ilori --- , J. A. Sonibare --- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nigeria B. A. Oluwale --- , W. O. Siyanbola --- ,This study assessed the factors hampering innovation and knowledge sharing in indigenous oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The aim was to provide information that will increase knowledge sharing among the indigenous in the sector and create added value, which... -
Does Microfinance Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation? A Macro Analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Noômen Lahimer --- , Tunisia Soumendra Dash --- Financial Management Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia Mahjouba Zaiter --- , TunisiaInnovative entrepreneurs in Africa experience a lack of financial support and underdeveloped financial systems. Microfinance could offer a solution to this complex issue. In this respect, this research paper studies the contribution of microfinance to the innovation process through entrepreneurship... -
Assessing Pharmaceutical Innovation in Tunisia: An Empirical Survey on Firms' Knowledge-Capital and an Analysis of the National Sectoral Innovation System
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, TunisiaThe objective of this research was to assess pharmaceutical innovation in Tunisia. First, we examined the national sectoral innovation system (NSIS), focusing on the objectives and instruments of the industrial and innovation policy. Second, we adopted an empirical approach based... -
Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in Sudan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour --- School of Business and Economics, UNU-MERIT, the NetherlandsThis paper uses both descriptive and comparative approaches to discuss science, technology and innovation policies in Sudan. Differing from the studies in Sudanese literature, a novel element of our analysis is that we examine innovation, science and technology policies after... -
A Knowledge Generation System and Innovation Policy for countries of the Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nina Bohdan --- , BelarusThis paper considers the problem of forming a Single Economic Area of the Customs Union (Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan) from the perspective of knowledge generation. Based on the commonalities of knowledge generation and the characteristics of the post-Soviet development, there... -
The Role of Agribusiness Innovation Incubation for Africa's Development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nicholas Ozor --- , KenyaThe global economic crisis coupled with increases in food and fuel prices and the looming impacts of climate change have necessitated that Africa should urgently rise up to these challenges and opportunities by promoting growth, food security, employment, poverty reduction... -
A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods and Innovation in Biofuel Production among Smallholder Farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Nyamwena-Mukonza --- , South AfricaThere has been renewed interest in biofuel production globally as a response to the continuous increase in oil prices, the depletion of fossil fuels and as nations move towards a low carbon economy. The paper is a work in progress... -
Towards a Technology Policy for Renewable Energy Development in Africa: A Systems of Innovation Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ogundiran Soumonni --- Wits Business School, South AfricaThe objective of this paper is to use the systems of innovation (SI) perspective to describe how African countries might increase their rates of access to electricity, and by extension their capacity for broad-based industrialization, through renewable energy. The paper... -
A Disruptive Innovation Model for Indigenous Medicine Research: A Nigerian Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael O.S. Afolabi --- Centre for Healthcare Ethics, USANon-availability of affordable medicines remains a recurring theme in the healthcare sector of countries in the South where it hampers drug compliance and creates an ambience for continued morbidity and mortality. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have attempted to remedy this... -
Adoption of Agricultural Innovations: The Case of Improved Sweet Potato in Wedza Community of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shakespear Mudombi --- Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThe smallholder farming sector plays an important role in agricultural production. However this sector is constrained by vulnerability to climatic variations, inadequate access to farming inputs, inappropriate technologies and limited access to markets. There have been concerted efforts by various... -
Frugality, Grassroots and Inclusiveness: New Challenges for Mainstream Innovation Theories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mario Pansera --- University of Exeter Business School, UKIntriguing and provocative concepts such as frugal innovation, Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) innovation, empathetic innovation and inclusive innovation are attracting the attention of many scholars in emerging countries as well as raising concern in Western countries. These notions are... -
Innovation and Growth in Ugandan Manufacturing Firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aggrey Niringiye --- School of Economics, Uganda Eria Hisali --- School of Economics, UgandaThe aim of this study was to establish the effects of innovation on the growth of Ugandan manufacturing firms' using pseudo panel data. Little is known about the relationship between innovation and firm growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study... -
ICT Adoption, Capabilities Development and Innovation Processes in Argentina: An Employment Approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Marta Novick --- Under-Secretary for Technical Planning and Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor, Sebastian Rotondo --- Analyst, Employment and Business Dynamics Observatory, Under-Secretariat for Technical Planning and Labor Studies of the Ministry of Labor, Gerardo Breard --- Under-Secretary for Technical Planning and Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor,The discussion on innovation and the adoption of new information and communication technologies (ICT) and their impact on economic growth and development have flared up in the past few years. This debate has become increasingly relevant mostly in emerging countries... -
Government R&D Impact on the South African Macroeconomy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Radhika Perrot --- Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, South Africa (MISTRA) David Mosaka --- Beracah Consulting, South Africa Lefentse Nokaneng --- Beracah Consulting, South Africa Rita Sikhondze --- Wits Business School, Wits University, South AfricaThis article analyses the impact of government R&D on the macro-economy of South Africa. Most literature on the impact of R&D on the economy has been on advanced countries, where R&D expenditure as per cent of the GDP has been... -
Integrated Marketing Communication and Technology Adoption: A Case of Safaricom's M-PESA Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martina Mulwa --- Africa Mobile Money Research, Kenya Ndeti Ndati --- Multimedia University of Kenya, KenyaIntegrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is an aggressive marketing plan that captures and uses an extensive amount of customer information in setting and tracking marketing strategy. This study sought to investigate the IMC strategies used with the M-PESA money transfer services... -
Articulating the Construct of Organizational Innovativeness in Iranian SMEs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohammad Ali Shafia --- Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran Mammo Muchie --- DST/NRF Research Professor, South Africa Ali Reza Babakhan --- Department of Progress Engineering, IranThis paper investigates Small and Medium Sized Enterprises' (SMEs) innovative moves applied to their practical works. The different dimensions of the organizational innovation implication in Iranian SMEs at Qom province are explored. Based on the findings a model was developed... -
Clustering and Innovation in the Auto-mechanic Industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B.A. Oluwale --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, M.O. Ilori --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, T.O. Oyebisi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU,This study determined the effect of clustering on innovation in the auto-mechanic industry in south-western Nigeria. It involved 13 auto-mechanic villages (clusters) comprising of 237 master mechanics located within Lagos and Ogun states and 145 master mechanics in Osun state... -
New Technologies in Remittance Sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Melissa Siegel --- Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, the Netherlands Sonja Fransen --- Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, the NetherlandsMobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa, mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, therefore offering opportunities for... -
New innovations in interventional cardiac procedures - role of intraprocedural echocardiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Eibel --- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Heart Centre, Germany J Ender --- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Heart Centre, Germany -
Jugaad to grassroot innovations: understanding the landscape of the informal sector innovations in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hemant Kumar --- Centre for Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, India Saradindu Bhaduri --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, IndiaIronically, the phenomenal growth in the academic literature on innovation in recent years has omitted the innovative activities in the informal sector. There is no doubt that the informal sector occupies a key position in the economic activities of many... -
African philosophy: a key to African innovation and development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. Verharen --- Department of Philosophy, USA B. Gutema --- Department of Philosophy, Ethiopia J. Tharakan --- Department of Chemical Engineering, F. Bugarin --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, J. Fortunak --- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, G. Kadoda --- Department of Computer Science, Sudan M. Liu --- School of Social Work, G. Middendorf --- Department of Biology,This essay demonstrates how African philosophy can be a key to African innovation and development. Its first section illustrates how philosophy as a discipline drives innovation in science and technology. The second part proposes a new discipline linking science, engineering... -
What are the university–productive sector links that matter in a small island country? The case of Cabo Verde
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexandre O. Vera-Cruz --- Department of Economics and the Postgraduate Program in Economics and Innovation Management, MexicoThere is extensive literature on university–firm links but it is mostly based on empirical evidence from advanced countries, emerging economies and developing countries that already have certain capabilities of the public research system and an important set of mature firms... -
Promoting technology adoption in the small-scale oil palm fruit processing sector in south-western Nigeria: an innovation systems approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olawale O. Adejuwon --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Kehinde A. Taiwo --- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nigeria Matthew O. Ilori --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaTechnologies have been developed for various unit operations in small-scale oil palm fruit processing in Nigeria. However, a majority of small-scale processors in the country still adopt traditional techniques, with a few adopting processing technologies for a particular stage in... -
Exploring a regional pharmaceutical innovation network as a possible solution to the market failure in the innovation of essential medicines for tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thaddeus Manu --- Centre for Commercial Law Studies, UKFrom an economic reasoning perspective, pharmaceutical research and development operates as a pure market activity. This viewpoint suggests innovations are receptive to questions of commerce. It is on this basis the pharmaceutical industry has undervalued the innovation of medicines for... -
Rethinking technological choices and knowledge production in the mines and on the factory floor: Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha's experiences in central India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Radhika Krishnan --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, IndiaThis paper seeks to locate in the experiences of the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha, a workers’ collective in Central India, an alternative model of technological transfer. Responding to the proposal of large-scale mechanisation of the iron ore mines in Central India,... -
The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexandra Luis Mhula Links --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Tim Hart --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Peter Jacobs --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South AfricaExploiting the developmental potential of innovation for marginalised communities requires a context-specific understanding of the features and mechanics of innovation. In this article we explore the nature of innovation with the aid of evidence collected from formal and informal enterprises... -
Actor networks and innovation activities among rural enterprises in a South African locality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kgabo Hector Ramoroka --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Peter Jacobs --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Hlokoma Mangqalaza --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South AfricaRural localities are often viewed as too remote, sparsely populated and poor in critical resources needed for them to be innovation hubs. This study contributes new evidence on how actor networks improve innovation performance among rural enterprises that are privately... -
Dynamic networks of grassroots innovators in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hemant Kumar --- Center for Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Central University of Gujarat, India‘Grassroots innovations’ in India are receiving increasing attention from innovation scholars and policymakers alike. These innovations are individual or community efforts to solve the problems faced in one's daily life. Moreover, rather than responding to any ‘potential market’ demand, these... -
Exploring informal sector community innovations and knowledge appropriation: A study of Kashmiri pashmina shawls
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, IndiaThe informal sector has become an increasingly popular subject of study. This sector has been a prominent feature of the development landscape of many countries around the globe. It is increasingly becoming the major source of employment in third world... -
Materials science, technology and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jung Yong Kim --- Organic Electronics and Spintronics Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, EthiopiaIn Ethiopia, the first Materials Engineering Department was inaugurated at Adama Science and Technology University in 2013. The department, pursuing world-class excellence both in teaching and research, will strongly contribute to Materials Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)-led industrialisation in Ethiopia... -
Innovation, the informal economy and development: The case of Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ephraim Daka --- Innovation and Knowledge Economy, Finland Hannes Toivanen --- Innovation and Industrial Renewal, FinlandNational systems of innovation have been serving as the conceptual framework and vehicle to address poverty and national competitiveness in developing countries. Zambia has been building its NSI since 1964, but the existing system suffers from serious shortcomings related to... -
Socially relevant computing curriculum innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Trimble --- Systems and Computer Science Department, USA Harry Keeling --- Systems and Computer Science Department, USAThis paper is based on curriculum development over the past ten years that includes work at Howard University as well as universities in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Rwanda. The focus is the development of the computing discipline in a people-centered... -
Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Kolade --- Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, UK Trudy Harpham --- Department of Social Sciences, UK Gaim Kibreab --- Department of Social Sciences, UKDiffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the... -
The rise of the BRICS and resource nationalism: challenge and opportunity for Africa's innovation systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Kahn --- Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, South AfricaA new ‘scramble for Africa’ is presently underway. Unlike that of the late 19th century, this second scramble does not rely upon the capture of assets through extra-territorial force. This time around the capture is not overtly violent, being advanced... -
Mapping, measuring and managing African national systems of innovation for policy and development: the case of the Ghana national system of innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Frank L. Bartels --- Innov8 Policy Advisory Services Ltd, Austria Ritin Koria --- Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Management Science, AustriaThe systemic approach to innovation as key to economic development, in the context of the knowledge-based economy is increasingly evident and is of strategic value in terms of industrial and development policy (Bartels et al. 2012). The national system of... -
Innovation characteristics of formal manufacturing firms in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Julius Ecuru --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Peter O. Lating --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Lena Trojer --- Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenManufacturing firms ought to innovate in order to stay competitive in a highly liberalised and open economy. This is even more crucial in low income countries, which seek accelerated economic growth and transformation. In this paper, we describe innovation characteristics... -
Inclusive innovation processes – experiences from Uganda and Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lena Trojer --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Sweden Birgitta Rydhagen --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Sweden Tomas Kjellqvistt --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, SwedenIt has been well known since the 1960s that developing countries need to improve their capacity to use science and technology and that more efforts must be put into R&D that would benefit poor countries and people. Serious efforts to... -
Industrial development for Africa: Trade, technology and the role of the state
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Padmashree Gehl Sampath --- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, SwitzerlandThe discourse on the nature of the developmental state and industrial policy options for Africa has become central to debates on how to promote overall growth and prosperity in the continent. This article poses a fundamental question on the nature... -
Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions: Evidence from North African Economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdelkader Djeflat --- Department of Economics, Labo Clerse UMR 8019-Maghtech Network, France Yevgeny Kuznetsov --- Economic Policy and Debt Department, Wolrd Bank, USAThis article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows... -
Innovation and agricultural exports: the case of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Monika Korzun --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Bamidele Adekunle --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Glen C. Filson --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), CanadaThe multifaceted nature of agricultural innovation makes it evident that technological, industrial, human and economic factors define and redefine agricultural innovation within new cultural and technological contexts. Juxtaposing the African condition to the earlier understanding of the cross-cultural dimensions of... -
The confounding influence of urban informality on innovation and production specialisation in production clusters: evidence from Nairobi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John C. Harris --- Division of Regional and City Planning, College of Architecture, USAThis paper investigates two agglomeration economies, innovation and production specialisation, within Nairobi's handicraft sector. The paper asks if and by what mechanics urban informality might interfere with these important potential outcomes of clustered production. A hundred and two semi-structured interviews... -
Agro-based technological innovation: a critical analysis of the determinants of innovation in the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Manyati --- University of Zimbabwe,An unresolved question in innovation studies in Africa has been on why informal innovators develop technological innovations. The objective of this study was to establish the causative factors of technological innovation among the informal innovators in Harare, Zimbabwe, who manufacture... -
Efficiency of Mexico's regional innovation systems: an evaluation applying data envelopment analysis (DEA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Cuitláhuac Valdez Lafarga --- Student in Doctoral Programme, Mexico Jorge Inés León Balderrama --- Regional Development Department, MexicoThe aim of this study is to measure the relative technical efficiency of Mexico´s regional innovation systems, as defined by its 32 states. Furthermore, there is an interest to establish the relationship between the amount of resources for each regional... -
Contribution of innovation intermediaries in agricultural innovation: the case of agricultural R&D in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology, Directorate of Innovation, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, TANZANIA Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, TanzaniaWith the current global economic reforms and advances in science, the move has been towards privatisation of the agricultural knowledge infrastructure. However, inadequate capacity of agricultural entrepreneurs and the diversity in the characteristics of the agricultural technologies have created market... -
Characteristics of agriculture technology and application of an agricultural innovation system in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Tanzania Beatus A.T Kundi --- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering & Technology (COeT), TanzaniaThe globalisation of the world economy and advancements in science, including the use of biotechnology for agricultural production has subjected agricultural technologies to market forces for their generation and dissemination. It is evident, however, that while some technologies are more... -
Imagine staying in a Shanghai hotel bedroom in 2050?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Tan Li Yu Rebecca --- Victoria Management School, PO Box 600, Wellington 6135, New Zealand Ian Yeoman --- Victoria Management School, PO Box 600, Wellington 6135, New ZealandWill the future hotels of Shanghai emphasise a world of contemporary design, sustainability and technological innovations in order to deal +with the growing pains of pollution, competition of urban land and decreasing availability of clean water, which will impact on... -
Dissemination effort, innovation attributes, and variations in innovation dissemination rate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mawuena Aggey --- Process Technology and Innovation Research, Ghana Nana Kwamina Tekyi Ghartey --- Centre for Development Studies, Ghana Charles Kweku Brown --- Centre for Development Studies, GhanaInnovation-decision type, communication channels, social system, and change agents’ promotion effort influence innovation adoption, but 49–87% of variance in adoption rates is explained by perceived innovation attributes (Rogers 1995). Relationships between adoption rates and these variables are much researched but... -
The application of the agricultural innovation system approach in technology development in Tanzania: researchers' perceptions and practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Tanzania Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, TanzaniaThis paper examines the perceptions of researchers towards features of the innovation system approach. It also examines the extent of incorporation of these features into Tanzania's existing National Agricultural Research System (NARS). Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from... -
Luxury and innovation: Towards an evaluative framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Michael Riley --- Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom Edith Szivas --- International Centre for Hotel and Resort Management, University of West London, London, United KingdomThis conceptual paper uses a historical and psychological analysis of luxury to argue that it is has been, and continues to be, a driver of innovation in the tourism and hospitality industries. In examining the relationship between creativity and innovation, the paper... -
Strategies for community focused postal service development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Trimble --- Computer Science Department, Zimbabwe Khesani R. Chilumani --- Computer Science Department, Zimbabwe Ngwenya Sibangiso --- Computer Science Department, ZimbabweTo maintain its relevance, the postal system must look at ways to innovate and optimize. It must optimize its use of resources and delivery of current services. It must employ innovation to develop new opportunities and services. The key will... -
Small farmers’ adoption behaviour: Uptake of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sekondeko R. Noga --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Olekae Thakadu --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Gaseitsiwe Masunga --- Okavango Research Institute, BotswanaThis paper invokes the adoption-diffusion model to examine two introduced elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations (ECDIs), and the factors influencing their adoption by small farmers in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Two communities (Gudigwa and Eretsha) were purposefully selected as case studies... -
Innovation policies in the Mediterranean area: Towards a Mediterranean system of innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Massimiliano Ferrara --- Department of Law and Economics, Italy Roberto Mavilia --- CRIOS, Bocconi University, ItalyThe contribution of this paper has both theoretical and policy relevance. It is one of the first exploratory studies of the Mediterranean system of innovation built on the concept of innovation systems. The paper provides a brief literature review and... -
Workplace innovation influence on occupational safety and health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kassu Jilcha --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Birhanu Beshah --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, EthiopiaInnovation is an important science for the sustainable development of any country. Workplace innovation brings radical change in the workers’ environment, thereby enhancing the profitability of companies. However, most research and discussion of innovations are focussed on product development and/or... -
Living labs and knowledge creation in developing countries: Living labs as a tool for socio-economic resilience in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lauri Hooli --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Kristiina Lähde --- , TANZICT-project, Dar es SalaamLiving Labs (LL) are platforms to increase innovation through the interaction of various actors. LLs are based on an open innovation process, community involvement, co-creation of products, and services or societal innovations together with users. Bottom-up approaches, such as LLs,... -
Technology for street traders in Tanzania: A design science research approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nasibu Mramba --- College of Business Education (CBE), Tanzania Mikko Apiola --- School of Computing, Finland Emmanuel Awuni Kolog --- School of Computing, Finland Erkki Sutinen --- Department of Information Technology, FinlandThe informal sector employs the major part of workers in developing countries. Street trading is a common form of informal work. Despite its huge economic value in developing countries, little research is being done to improve street traders’ empowerment and... -
Key elements for designing a strategy to generate social and environmental value: A comparative study of festivals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Marisa P. de Brito --- Academy for Leisure, Breda University of Applied Sciences (NHTV), Breda, The Netherlands Liliya Terzieva --- Academy for Leisure, Breda University of Applied Sciences (NHTV), Breda, The NetherlandsThe world of events is becoming more competitive. Governmental bodies need to be more thorough in justifying public expenditure and its consequences, and commercial entities strive for exemplary corporate social responsibility. At the same time consumers are becoming more demanding;... -
Diversity and inclusion as indicators of sustainable human resources management in the international hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovation in Hospitality, Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Javed Suleri --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis research paper discusses the notion of sustainable human resources management (SHRM). In order to deal with current and expected talent deficiencies for the international hospitality industry, innovating approaches to HRM are highly needed. An important focus within SHRM in... -
Informal distributed leadership in technology adoption
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Patient Rambe --- Department of Business Support Studies, South Africa Dennis Yao Dzansi --- Department of Business Support Studies, South AfricaThis study investigated the role of informal distributed leadership in dealing with the complexities of adopting technology innovation in Higher Education contexts. In the study, in-depth semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were held with a group of informal leaders... -
Knowledge in the economic growth of developing economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manjinder Kaur --- Department of Economics, India Lakhwinder Singh --- Centre for Development Economics and Innovations Studies (CDEIS), IndiaIn the modern era, the success of a developing economy has become more dependent on the capacity to produce and use knowledge, which leads to the emergence of a knowledge economy. Keeping in view the significance of the knowledge economy... -
From enterprise development to inclusive innovation – A systemic instruments framework for regional innovation support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sara S (Saartjie) Grobbelaar --- Department of Industrial Engineering and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, South Africa Nigel Gwynne-Evans --- Trade and Sector Development, Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, South Africa Alan C. Brent --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaAlthough the role and importance of innovation support in South Africa is a well-recognised concept on the national level, provincial governments have only recently started to debate, investigate and explore instruments through which innovation can be leveraged and supported regionally... -
Effectiveness and efficiency of national systems of innovation: A comparative analysis of Ghana and Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Frank L. Bartels --- Innov-8 Policy Advisory Services Ltd, Austria Ritin Koria --- Innov-8 Policy Advisory Services Ltd, Austria Liliana Andriano --- Department of Sociology, United KingdomThis paper presents a comparative analysis of the determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Ghana National System of Innovation (GNSI) and the Kenya National System of Innovation (KNSI) for crafting evidence-based policy. Two regression analyses are performed respectively... -
Climate change and intellectual property rights in Africa: Environmental necessity-economic opportunity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria Caleb M. Adelowo --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria David A. Ogunkanbi --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria Adesina A. Oyewale --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria Abolaji D. Dada --- Department of Entrepreneurship Management Technology, Nigeria Bamidele R. Muritala --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, NigeriaPromoting the development of clean technologies is critical in achieving a low-carbon economy in Africa. The objective of this paper is to shed more light on the role of IPRs in the efforts to mitigate climate change in Africa. This... -
Methods for assessing the impact of research on innovation and development in the agriculture and food sectors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ludovic Temple --- Cirad Umr Innovation, France Estelle Biénabe --- Cirad Umr Innovation, France Danielle Barret --- Cirad-Dgdrs, France Gilles Saint-Martin --- Cirad-Dgdrs, FranceThe need for technological transition and the context of the privatization of public research funding both challenge the evolution of methods to assess the impact of research in the agricultural and food sectors. We analyze this evolution through a literature... -
Financial innovation and economic growth in the SADC
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Bara --- Department of Economics, South Africa Gift Mugano --- Department of Economics, South Africa Pierre Le Roux --- Department of Economics, South AfricaThis study empirically establishes the causal relationship between financial innovation and economic growth in the SADC. Using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model, estimated by Pooled Mean Group and Dynamic Fixed Effects, the study finds that financial innovation generally has... -
Imagine staying in a Shanghai hotel bedroom in 2050?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tan Li Yu Rebecca --- Victoria Management School, New Zealand Ian Yeoman --- Victoria Management School, New ZealandWill the future hotels of Shanghai emphasise a world of contemporary design, sustainability and technological innovations in order to deal with the growing pains of pollution, competition of urban land and decreasing availability of clean water, which will impact on... -
Luxury and innovation: Towards an evaluative framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Michael Riley --- Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, United Kingdom Edith Szivas --- International Centre for Hotel and Resort Management, United KingdomThis conceptual paper uses a historical and psychological analysis of luxury to argue that it is has been, and continues to be, a driver of innovation in the tourism and hospitality industries. In examining the relationship between creativity and innovation,... -
Key elements for designing a strategy to generate social and environmental value: A comparative study of festivals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marisa P. de Brito --- Academy for Leisure, The Netherlands Liliya Terzieva --- Academy for Leisure, The NetherlandsThe world of events is becoming more competitive. Governmental bodies need to be more thorough in justifying public expenditure and its consequences, and commercial entities strive for exemplary corporate social responsibility. At the same time consumers are becoming more demanding;... -
Diversity and inclusion as indicators of sustainable human resources management in the international hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovation in Hospitality, Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Javed Suleri --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis research paper discusses the notion of sustainable human resources management (SHRM). In order to deal with current and expected talent deficiencies for the international hospitality industry, innovating approaches to HRM are highly needed. An important focus within SHRM in... -
University-driven inclusive innovations in the Western Cape of South Africa: Towards a research framework of innovation regimes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sara Grobbelaar --- DST-NRF CoE in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, South Africa Robert Tijssen --- Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), South Africa Marjolijn Dijksterhuis --- Stellenbosch Business School, South AfricaInclusive innovation refers to the improvement of living conditions and creation of employment opportunities for the poor through the development or co-creation of new products, services, processes and business models aimed at resource poor communities. Based on an empirical study... -
The global innovation networks and global production networks of firms: Conceptualization and implication
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ju Liu --- Department of Urban Studies, SwedenToday’s developments in the literature about the global networks of firms emphasize not only global production networks (GPNs) but also global innovation networks (GINs). However, the differences, commonalities and interaction between firms’ GINs and GPNs have not been theoretically and... -
Mixed-method approaches to studying innovation networks in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christian Omobhude --- Institute of Management of Technology, Taiwan Shih-Hsin Chen --- Institute of Management of Technology, TaiwanExisting literature maintains that innovation networks would enhance the development of firms and industry. However, what remains less clear is the methodologies applied in each context and what sort of barriers occur during data collection. Through reviewing the methodologies adopted... -
Commercialization of higher education institutions’ research within the National System of Innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wanjiru Gachie --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South Africa Desmond Wesley Govender --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South AfricaThe commercialization of higher education institutions’ (HEIs’) research within the South African National System of Innovation (NSI) has received prominence in the post-apartheid era. Intra-African NSI dialogue to draw out context-specific and generic country experiences that could inform policy developments,... -
Scientific real-time research problem-solving and pharmaceutical innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chris William Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaDespite dramatic advances on a global scale in the scientific fields that underlie pharmaceutical innovation, the literature suggests that returns on investment in pharmaceutical R&D have not kept pace. Further, some argue that for the last 50 years advances in... -
Market-oriented innovations in tourism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ruhet Genç --- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey Eda Aylin Genç --- Department of Sociology, UKInnovations are the key elements that boost the economy in a given sector. Particularly, the tourism sector requires different types of innovations, as it is one of the most competitive ones. This paper discusses the role of innovations in the... -
The effect of technological innovation on production-based energy and CO2 emission productivity: Evidence from BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swarup Santra --- The Department of Economics, Satyawati College, IndiaCollectively, Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa (known as BRICS) are emerging as an economic superpower. In 2014, BRICS countries accounted for approximately 40% of the total world population, 30% of the total earth surface and almost... -
Possibilities of Russian hi-tech rare earth products to meet industrial needs of BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: N. Yu. Samsonov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia A. V. Tolstov --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Russia N. P. Pokhilenko --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, (Academician of Russian Academy of Science), Russia V. A. Krykov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia S. R. Khalimova --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, RussiaThe prospects of the creation in Russia of a new scientific and technological sector of production from rare earth materials from the unique niobium rare earth Tomtor deposit (Russia, Yakutia) are discussed in this article. The authors show that an... -
Innovation for inclusive development, public policy support and triple helix: perspectives from BRICS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chux U. Daniels --- SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, UK Olga Ustyuzhantseva --- Research Centre for Policy Analysis and Studies of Technologies, Russian Federation Wei Yao --- Research Institute for Development Strategy (RIDS), Zhejiang University, China P.RThis paper investigates the role of innovation in (inclusive) development – subsequently referred to as innovation for inclusive development (IID) and the links to public policy in BRICS (Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa) countries. To achieve this aim,... -
Technological appropriability and export performance of Brazilian firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Graziela Ferrero Zucoloto --- Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil Julio Raffo --- Division Sectorial Studies, World Intellectual Property Organization, Economics and Statistics Division, Switzerland Sergio Leão --- Phd in Economics at Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC), BrazilThis paper aims to evaluate the strategies of Brazilian manufacturing firms in their use of intellectual property (IP) and its impact on their export performance. Although the correlation between exports and innovative activities is already consolidated in the existing literature,... -
In-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) innovations for resource-poor settings: The Indian experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nidhi Singh --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, India Dinesh Abrol --- Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), IndiaThis article illustrates how the present institutional arrangements and the policy regime under perusal have not been able to support the development of an ecosystem for innovation-making for in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) for resource-poor settings. Policies favouring trade liberalization and foreign... -
Exploring the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM): Impact on innovation ecosystem in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amitkumar Singh Akoijam --- PhD Scholar, Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), School of Social Science, India V. V. Krishna --- Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, AustraliaTo make India one of the leaders in solar energy generation and to promote ecologically sustainable growth that addresses the nation’s energy security challenge is one of the promising goals of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) or National... -
Science, technology and innovation in BRICS countries: Introduction to the special issue
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swapan Kumar Patra --- Business School, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- 2DST/NRF SARChI Professor, South AfricaThe BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economies have been the subject of many scholarly studies in recent years, as well as featuring in the popular media. This special issue of the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation... -
Longevity of SMMEs in Soweto: Does marketing play a role?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: J. W. Strydom --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaSmall businesses in South Africa are in a fight for survival. Fewer than 50% of all SMMEs survive for more than five years, this while government sees itself as the saviour and growth engine for creating jobs in the country... -
New product development process: The case of selected technical and vocational colleges in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abiodun Isaac Oyebola --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Titilayo Olubunmi Olaposi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Olawale Oladapo Adejuwon --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Joshua Babatunde Akarakiri --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, NigeriaAn examination of the literature reveals that studies on new product development processes have been carried out mostly in western contexts using sequential models. This study was conducted using the innovation systems approach and a sequential model to analyze new... -
Towards the socialization of science, technology and innovation for African development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Trust Saidi --- Department of Human Biology, Division of Biomedical Engineering, South Africa Tania S. Douglas --- Department of Human Biology, Division of Biomedical Engineering, South AfricaDeveloping countries, particularly those in Africa, have not been able to fully exploit the opportunities presented by recent Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) advances to address their developmental needs. The reasons for this include lack of supporting infrastructure, shortage of... -
Catalyzing Social Entrepreneurship in Africa: Roles for Western Universities, NGOs and Corporations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Philip Mirvis --- Global Network on Corporate Citizenship, USA Bradley Googins --- Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, USAThis article reviews research on promoting social entrepreneurship and enterprise in Africa. It also presents brief case studies on how select Western universities, NGOs and corporations are partnering with African institutions to help train and launch social entrepreneurs, to open... -
Building an innovation system and indigenous knowledge in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lauri Johannes Hooli --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Jussi Sakari Jauhiainen --- Department of Geography and Geology, EstoniaNamibia, like many southern African countries, aims to become a knowledge-based society with a well-established innovation system (IS). Development based on knowledge and innovation reduces poverty and inequality, even if this causality is also contested. In this study, we analyzed... -
A novel system dynamics’ model for the motors of a sectoral innovation system–simulating and policymaking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sayyed Mohsen Azad --- Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour --- Department of Industrial Engineering, IranIn recent years, science and technology policymaking has been taken into consideration by many researchers. One of the most important fields of this policymaking is innovation systems’ management; which is divided into national, regional, sectoral and technological innovation systems. In... -
The role of design in sustainable development of handicraft industries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwayemisi Adebola Oyekunle --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Business School, South Africa Mziwoxolo Sirayi --- Faculty of Economics and Finance, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, South AfricaIn the South African handicraft sector, there is scarcely any significant research on the development of designs and product innovation. Extensive work has not been carried out by the producers to re-orient designs, colours and pattern of the product produced... -
Innovative solutions and women empowerment: Implications for sustainable development goals in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yetunde A. Aluko --- Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria Oluwakemi B. Okuwa --- Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), NigeriaThis paper presents an analysis of patterns of university interaction for innovation that engenders inclusive development in Nigeria. Specifically, it explains innovative solutions for women empowerment that occurred through interaction between the University of Ibadan and the Ile-Ogbo community and... -
Conceptualizing and institutions facilitating ‘use’ of innovation indicators in South Africa’s science, technology and innovation policymaking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert Edgar Manyuchi --- Global Change Institute, South AfricaThis paper attempts to simplify and conceptualize the meaning of ‘use’ of innovation indicators in science, technology and innovation (STI) policymaking. The paper provides a conceptual framework that guides analysis of innovation indicators ‘use’ in STI policymaking. It maps the... -
Together we stand stronger
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marco Bevolo --- Academy for Leisure, The Netherlands Anique Gerrits --- Academy for Leisure, The NetherlandsThis is an action research case study investigating social participation roadblocks and opportunities through leisure-related factors for Eritrean refugee status holders in the city of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The intent of this paper is to report on challenges and opportunities... -
Analysing the diffusion and adoption of renewable energy technologies in Africa: The functions of innovation systems perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aschalew Demeke Tigabu --- African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), KenyaRenewable energy technologies have increasingly been promoted to address energy poverty and environmental sustainability challenges in Africa. Yet, their diffusion and uptake remain marginal. The focus of renewable energy technology diffusion research in Africa has largely been on identifying technological,... -
Descriptive analysis of building indigenous low-carbon innovation capability in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- School of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT, South AfricaThe issue of a low-carbon energy system is contentious especially in developing countries as the world is transiting from a fossil fuel based economy to a low-carbon economy. A new development path of low-carbon energy is being sought so as... -
Socio-economic and environmental analysis of wind power projects as viable renewable energy resources in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Victor Ongoma --- Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), People’s Republic of ChinaThe demand for power in Kenya is on the increase with the ongoing growth of the country’s economy. There is a need for the country to balance energy efficiency, sustainability and low-carbon technologies. This entails drafting and implementing policies and... -
Using deliberative foresight to envision a neo-carbon energy innovation ecosystem – a case study of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joni Karjalainen --- Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), Finland Sirkka Heinonen --- Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), FinlandForesight is a pragmatic futures studies approach as structured debate about future-related topics. Deliberative foresight addresses stakeholders affected by specific futures. This paper goes beyond a low-carbon strategy to present the potential of futures based on renewable energy. In the... -
Mapping dynamics of low-carbon energy innovation for small hydropower technology in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Development, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, NigeriaThe urgent need for clean innovative energy systems is widely recognized amidst increasing concerns over energy insecurity, climate change and other environmental impacts of a carbon-constrained economy. Several renewable energy technologies such as small hydropower (SHP) are poised to play... -
Building low-carbon energy innovation systems in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Radhika Perrot --- Independent researcher, South Africa Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Management, NigeriaThe objective of this special issue is to bring together research on low-carbon innovation in the African context. The aim is to assess and compare various cases of low-carbon energy development in Africa in an effort to understand the underlying... -
ICT Innovations, entrepreneurship and hubs in East Africa: The case of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tedla Desta --- SARChI Research Associate, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis research set out to assess the state of ICT innovation in Ethiopia, then to profile and analyse the two Ethiopian ICT hubs (iceaddis and xHub). It also assessed the challenges to ICT innovation in Ethiopia and recommend solutions. The... -
Systemic policy instruments for inclusive innovation systems: Case study of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edward van der Merwe --- Centre for Research on Evaluation, South Africa Sara S (Saartjie) Grobbelaar --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaInnovation for inclusive development refers to the development of products and services for and/or by marginalized communities with the aim of improved economic and social welfare. Innovation systems present a framework for analyzing actors, institutions, interlinkages and societal subsystems that... -
Impact of information technology on innovation in determining firm performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Indiran Poobalan Naidoo --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Muhammad Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to investigate the strategic relevance of Information Technology (IT). The study used resource-based theory to test if IT was a competitive resource, by examining the role it played between the constructs of innovation capability... -
Corruption, transaction costs, and innovation in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Laura Barasa --- School of Economics, KenyaThis paper examines the relationship between corruption, transaction costs as measured by asset specificity, and innovation in Africa. We hypothesize that in the context of developing countries in Africa, corruption is positively associated with innovation. In addition, we hypothesize that... -
The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Abiodun Egbetokun --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, Nigeria Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Management, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, PMB 012, NigeriaThis paper gives an overview of organizational innovation practices within the context of a developing country, Nigeria. Using innovation survey data from 2008 and 2011, the paper provides an analysis of the complementarity or otherwise of organizational innovation practices used... -
Exploring technological adaptation in the informal economy: A case study of innovations in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- College of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- Centre for Applied Social Sciences, ZimbabweLittle attention has been given to the processes and factors that facilitate technological adaptation by informal innovators operating in small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe. This article sought to establish how and why technological adaptation occurs in the informal economy... -
Multivariate analysis to research innovation complementarities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hernán Alejandro Morero --- Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad (CIECS) – CONICET y UNC, Argentina Pablo Ortiz --- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Departamento de Economía y Finanzas, UNC, ArgentinaIt is widely recognized that orthodox economics is obsessed with econometrics tools. However, econometrics techniques have a limited capacity to deal with qualitative variables coming from surveys. This paper presents a defence of the use of statistical methods, in particular... -
A qualitative approach to assess innovation in small infant industries within developing countries: The case of pharmaceuticals in Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management of Mahdia, Monastir, TunisiaEmpirical methodologies to assess innovation are generally econometric models using ‘quantifiable’ variables. However, the innovation system approach shows that innovation is a social process. Its analysis needs to consider the influence of humans on the innovation system actors’ behaviours and... -
What can multi-sited and digital ethnography contribute to innovation studies in the global South?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Marcela Suarez --- Lateinamerika-Institut, GermanyInnovation studies research is at the forefront of recent theoretical and interdisciplinary debates. However, it also faces at least three methodological challenges, namely: the need for empirical strategies to analyze inclusive innovations, the need to conduct symmetrical cutting-edge research in... -
Undervaluation of informal sector innovations: Making a case for revisiting methodology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, IndiaThe informal economy is emerging as a new normal. It is distinctively pervasive both in the Global South and the North. Of late, scholarship in development economics has captured its knowledge component. Yet, the focus of innovation studies is exclusively... -
Beyond the ‘usual suspects’ – Alternative qualitative methods for innovation policy studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nadja Nordling --- Faculty of Social Sciences, Finland Rhiannon Pugh --- Department of Human Geography, SwedenIn this paper we make three points about the current state and promising future directions of qualitative research in our field of innovation policy research. First, we argue that research design and methods are dealt with quite superficially in most... -
Technology adoption typology and rice yield differentials in Ghana: Principal component analysis approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Franklin Nantui Mabe --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Samuel Arkoh Donkoh --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Seidu Al-Hassan --- Central Administration, GhanaThis study used primary data obtained from rice farmers in Guinea Savannah Zone (GSZ), Forest Savannah Transition Zone (FSTZ) and Coastal Savannah Zone (CSZ). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to classify farmers into technology adopters. The study used Welch’s... -
Tradition and innovation: Between dynamics and tensions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maria de Fátima Ferreiro --- ISCTE-IUL, Dinamia’CET-IUL, Portugal Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), India Merli Reidolf --- Tallin University of Technology, Estonia Cristina de Sousa --- Univ Portucalense, Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies - REMIT & Dinamia’CET-IUL, Portugal Saradindu Bhaduri --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), IndiaTradition is certainly not new to the domain of innovation research. However, the interplay between the two has attracted less nuanced attention than it should have. Drawing on institutional theory, the purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamics... -
The effect of innovation practices on agribusiness performance: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Evans Brako Ntiamoah --- College of Management, People’s Republic of China Dongmei Li --- College of Management, People’s Republic of China Daniel Bruce Sarpong --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,This study investigates how innovation practices including product, process, marketing and organizational innovation affect agribusiness performance such as innovative, production, marketing and financial performance in Ghanaian agribusiness companies. Data were collected through survey questionnaires from 1526 respondents mainly from inputs... -
Innovation and entrepreneurship framework within the Middle East and North Africa region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdelkader Mazouz --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE Loay Alnaji --- Computer Science Department, Moorpark College, Moorpark, USA Riadh Jeljeli --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE Fayez Al-Shdaifat --- College of Business, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAEWhen linked, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership provide a platform for Organizational survival. This paper develops a framework for innovation – a necessary condition that requires the appropriate leadership in order to guide its course in the right direction. Innovation Proficiency... -
Mobile money as a frugal innovation for the bottom of the pyramid – Cases of selected African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Olayinka David-West --- Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) Initiative, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria Nkemdilim Iheanachor --- Strategic Management, Nigeria Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro --- Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) Initiative, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, NigeriaThis paper explores the concept of mobile money as a frugal innovation and a business model. While the frugal innovation theory is evolving, frugality addresses three critical issues about social problems, resources constraints and institutional voids. This paper argues that... -
Management of financial institutions in Africa: Emerging themes and future research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ifedapo Adeleye --- Human Resources Management Program, USA Yaw A. Debrah --- School of Management, UK Lilac Nachum --- Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, USAThe rise of the financial services sector in Africa over the last decade or so has been phenomenal, marked by significant advances in mobile money, and growing financial inclusion and profitability. However, there are significant gaps in the academic literature... -
Bridging the innovation chasm: Measuring awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation policies and platforms at the universities of technology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vusumuzi Malele --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Khumbulani Mpofu --- TUT/Gibela Research Chair in Manufacturing and Skills Development, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Innovation Studies, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaBridging the innovation chasm requires different solutions, one of which is awareness. In the university context, it is important to measure the awareness of the university community in respect of entrepreneurship and innovation policies and/or platforms. Against this backdrop, this... -
Land tenure system innovation and agricultural technology adoption in Burkina Faso: Comparing empirical evidence to the worsening situation of both rural people vulnerability and vulnerable groups’ access to land
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Windinkonté Séogo --- Centre Universitaire Polytechnique de Kaya, Universite Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Pam Zahonogo --- Economics Department, Burkina FasoThe crucial need for land ownership security to structurally transform the agricultural sector motivated Burkina Faso authorities to run a land reform programme in 2009, allowing producers to acquire formal land property rights. Our study aims to highlight how this... -
Foreign direct investment inflows, intellectual property rights and economic freedom: Empirical evidence from middle- and low-income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Saïd Hammami --- Laboratoire d’Economie et de Gestion Industrielle LEGI, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, TunisiaThis study examines the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, using macro data over a panel of 39 middle- and low-income countries as classified by the World Bank. Empirical assessment was made in order... -
The social and technical conditions enabling innovations in information infrastructures: A case study from public health in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Masoud Hussein Mahundi --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tanzania Petter Nielsen --- Department of Informatics, Norway Honest Kimaro --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, TanzaniaOne of the hallmark characteristics of information infrastructures is their gradual evolution to adapt to changes in technologies and requirements from diverse user groups. Evolution manifests through innovations on and within infrastructures as they respond to the changes. These innovations,... -
Which delivery model innovations can support sustainable HIV treatment?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline A Bulstra --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Jan AC Hontelez --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Osondu Ogbuoji --- Center for Policy Impact in Global Health, USA Till Bärnighausen --- Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, GermanyThe rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV since the mid-2000s, mostly through disease-specific or “vertical” programmes, has been a highly successful undertaking, which averted millions of deaths and prevented many new infections. However, the dynamics of the HIV... -
Gnomic Poetry and Innovation in Euphrase Kezilahabi’s Dhifa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ahmad Kipacha --- The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science & Technology, TanzaniaEuphrase Kezilahabi can be truly regarded as belonging to that category of poets in the world of creative writing who is innovative. This paper seeks to affirm that assertion by providing evidence of creativity and innovation in ‘gnomic’ poetry in... -
Innovation financing and public policy dilemmas in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph Ato Forson --- Department of Banking and Finance, GhanaAs part of efforts to change the structure of economies in sub-Saharan Africa from agrarian dominated to a more diversified one that will add value to exports and create more job opportunities, countries in the region have intensified strategies through... -
Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries: Insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Richard Walwyn --- Department of Engineering and Technology Management, South Africa Shahendra Naidoo --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, JohannesburgAlthough innovation policy mix as an analytical framework has been widely used and reported for developed countries, its application to developing countries has been minimal. In this study, an exploratory sequential approach has been followed in order to initially profile... -
Social capital development as innovation in human resource development: A case of Technical Universities in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tabita Ladzeh Akpey-Mensah --- Faculty of Management Sciences, South AfricaSocial capital expresses the social relationship between people in an organization. A good relationship between employers and employees can enhance commitment and productivity. It also makes a positive contribution to organizational performance. Universities and other higher education institutions are the... -
Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- ICRIOS – Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship – Bocconi University, Italy Roberta Pisani --- MEDAlics – Research Center for Mediterranean Relations, ItalyBlockchain technology, born as a tool to support Bitcoins (the most popular and controversial cryptocurrency in the world) has set itself in a very short time as a disruptive technology able not only to revolutionize existing businesses but also to... -
How do firms combine different types of innovation? A multivariate probit approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Abuchi Agwu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Tobechi Agbanike --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Nkechinyere Uwajumogu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria R. Anuli Ogbuagu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, NigeriaWhen previous studies relate innovation behaviours to firm heterogeneity, they consider mainly product and process innovations. In this paper, we consider a wider range of types of innovation that firms could combine to form different innovation strategies. Using the multivariate... -
Higher education institutions, private sector and government collaboration for innovation within the framework of the Triple Helix Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wanjiru Gachie --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaThis research aims at contributing to a broader comprehension of the nature of the Triple Helix Model within the National System of Innovation. The research hence undertakes an exploration and explanation of the nature of existing or absence thereof of... -
The primacy of innovation capacities in the NIS of the Maghreb countries: An analysis in terms of learning capacity in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vanessa Casadella --- Department of Economics, France Rédha Younes Bouacida --- Faculty of Economics, Business and Management Sciences, Department of Economic Sciences, AlgeriaThe building of innovative capacities has become essential in the objectives of development and economic growth. While there has been a lot of literature on the construction and analysis of innovation systems in the Maghreb economies, it is less common... -
The ‘death of innovation’ paradox, R&D and the scientific potential of crowdsourcing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chris William Callaghan --- Knowledge and Information Economics/Human Resources Research Agency, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaCertain scholars have highlighted decreasing returns to investment in research, or research and development (R&D), as well as a lack of growth in patent numbers, in that these do not match increased research employment over time. Certain theories that contest... -
The Africa we want and the Africa we see: How scholarship from Africa stands to enrich global scholarship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Helena Barnard --- , South AfricaThis paper grew out of a keynote I delivered at the Academy of International Business Africa chapter meeting in Ghana, 2019, and was further honed in the review process. I share how emotionally challenging I sometimes find it to be... -
Identifying the strength and weaknesses of the South African tech-based industries: Insights from the Swiss South African business development programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ramazan Uctu --- , Iraq Hassan Essop --- , South AfricaPrevious studies have considered the importance of technological development to economic growth, which lead to more research on policy interventions that would promote innovation and technological development. However, developing new technologies without a vehicle or mechanism to deliver the technologies... -
SMEs in sustainable development: Their role in poverty reduction and employment generation in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwayemisi Adebola Abisuga-Oyekunle --- , South Africa Swapan Kumar Patra --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South AfricaPoverty alleviation has been positioned high on the international development agenda following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. African countries initiated various missions to establish sustained economic growth by increasing productivity with an ultimate... -
Supporting innovation through a multi-level platforms approach: A case study of the South African fresh fruit industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richmore Dondofema --- , South Africa Sara S. (Saartjie) Grobbelaar --- , South AfricaAgricultural innovation platforms have become recognized as a key mechanism through which to stimulate innovation for inclusive development (I4ID) by serving as a space for agricultural stakeholders to engage, and to develop and diffuse agricultural innovations. This study investigates how... -
Utilization of collapsible fish tank innovation among homestead fish farmers in Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Idris Olabode Badiru --- , Nigeria Theophilus Opeyemi Amure --- , NigeriaThis study ascertained the utilization of collapsible fish tanks among homestead fish farmers in Osun State of Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit data on fish farmers’ awareness, disposition, influencing/limiting factors and utilization of the fish tank innovation... -
Analysis and assessment of innovative culture development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daria Tomasova --- , RussiaThe vast number of transformations in the present business environment, its significant growth and the variety of its possibilities, together with the need for accelerated development of economic systems tightly linked to innovative culture development necessitated this paper. The task... -
Open development and scaling-up of clustered enterprises in Nigeria’s informal sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Oladayo Jegede --- , South AfricaThis study outlined how the microenterprises overcome numerous challenges common to start-up through ‘open development’ characterized by collective sharing of knowledge, tools, equipment and workforce amongst competing microenterprises, and belonging to trade/professional associations that ensure that knowledge becomes a public... -
Innovative reworkings of ancestor ritual as a response to forced villagisation: an Eastern Cape example
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris J. de Wet --- , South Africa Eric A. Mgujulwa --- , South AfricaIn the mid-1960s, the people of the rural settlement of Cata in the Keiskammahoek district of the then Ciskei bantustan were moved by the apartheid government’s “betterment planning” programme, from their small patrilineal-kinship-based residential clusters into larger, more concentrated residential... -
The role of strategic supplier relationships in enhancing supply chain innovation: A qualitative study in the South African automotive manufacturing industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Malente Modungwa --- , South Africa Melissa Rinke --- , South Africa Assilah Agigi --- , South Africa Kelvinne Mocke --- , South AfricaSupply chain innovation is a mechanism that firms use to ensure efficient supply chain management through collaboration with external supply chain partners. The interaction between buyers and suppliers is especially crucial in fostering innovation resulting in modifications, improvements and development... -
Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rebecca Namatovu --- , Denmark Marcus M. Larsen --- , DenmarkThe severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is underscored by its systemic distortion of socioeconomic and political agendas around the world. It has disproportionately affected fragile states, and has exposed economies with inefficient safety nets. In this article, we contend that... -
INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: Preliminary investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic and management in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- , USA Rebecca Namatovu --- , Denmark Moses N. Kiggundu --- , CanadaThe COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions taken by African governments to mitigate the spread of the virus have adversely affected the lives of people, health systems, organizations, society, and national economies. In this special issue, we take... -
Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: William Clifford Gomera --- , Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- , Finland Markku Tukiainen --- , Finland George S. Oreku --- , Finland Matti Tedre --- , Finland Solomon Sunday Oyelere --- , FinlandThis study evaluated a mobile training pilot prototype designed for micro business owners in Tanzania. The paper focused on the extent to which features of the pilot prototype developed under frugal innovation confirmed the defined user requirements of the mobile... -
A study of startup accelerators in Silicon Valley and some implications for Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Temitayo Shenkoya --- , South KoreaThe performance of the Nigerian economy – compared to other developed country – is poor and there is an urgent need to improve the situation to guarantee sustainable development. Previous studies have shown that accelerators are viable options, therefore this... -
Rethinking open government as innovation for inclusive development: Open access, data and ICT in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Plantinga --- , South Africa Rachel Adams --- , South AfricaOpen government has come to be closely associated with innovation for inclusive development (IID). These two areas of practice and research have converged around similar mechanisms aimed at achieving inclusive development outcomes including: open interaction between government, technologists and end-users... -
Factors that limit the development, prototyping and adoption of informal innovations in Zimbabwe: Lessons for policymakers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- , South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- , ZimbabweThis study explored the obstacles that informal innovators encounter in product development, prototyping, commercialization and adoption of informal innovations in Zimbabwe. Altogether 20 informal innovators were purposively selected, interviewed and observed. Key findings are that the lack of knowledge of... -
Demographic variables as drivers of innovation in small accommodation businesses: A case of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lovemore Tendai Chipunza --- , South Africa Matsidiso Nehemia Naong --- , South AfricaMost of the evidence that has been documented on the impact of demographic factors on innovation has primarily focused on large businesses, and there has been little focus on small businesses. The literature continues to confirm that innovation is a... -
An exploratory study into the establishment of agricultural innovation platforms to improve agricultural efficiency in Hwedza district, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Innocent T. Mahiya --- , South AfricaAfrica has suffered a series of challenges around food insecurities which are partly explained by inefficient agricultural systems. The agricultural innovation platforms have been popularized in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular as part of the answer to the many agricultural... -
Innovation activities of informal micro-enterprises in Gauteng, South Africa: A systematic review of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lavhelesani Mulibana --- , Republic of South Africa Ravinder Rena --- , Republic of South AfricaThe literature revealed that 70–80% of South African small businesses, including informal micro-enterprises, fail in the first year of their existence. Innovation has been recognized as a catalyst that can enhance informal micro-enterprises’ probabilities to survive and transform them from... -
The effect of intellectual property protection on innovation: Empirical analysis of developing countries panel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Saïd Hammami --- ,This paper aims to test the impact of intellectual property protection reforms on the dynamic of technological progress within sampled developing countries. The dependency of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR’s) rule enforcement on the stage of economic development is broadly... -
Introduction to the Supplement: Advancing the practice of operations management and innovation to drive Africa forward in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Aaron Luntala Nsakanda --- , CanadaThe Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is paving the way for new and disruptive approaches to managing operations, innovation, and supply chains. Africa cannot ignore this revolution and afford to stand by while the rest of the world moves forward. In... -
Managing the dependency of focal firms on innovative suppliers: A qualitative study of automotive manufacturers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Assilah Agigi --- , South Africa Kelvinne Mocke --- , South Africa Iman Carrim --- , South Africa Logan Keen --- , South AfricaSupply chain innovation (SCI) has been cited as a key source of competitive advantage. Previous studies have focused on the role of suppliers as a valuable source of innovation. OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are constantly faced with dramatic changes and... -
Multilevel analysis of the factors and talent-building elements of aspiring African star scientists in their international scientific networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pascal S. Doh --- , Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- , FinlandThe existing literature does not sufficiently address the context-specific aspects of talents. In this article, we study the success factors of aspiring African star scientists who outperform other scientists internationally. We focus on 35 fellows of a renowned science excellence... -
The innovation system for diffusion of small wind in Kenya: Strong, weak or absent? A technological innovation system analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Faith Hamala Wandera --- , KenyaKenya is currently seeking to promote rural electrification through a decentralized approach for deploying renewable energy. This article asks whether an innovation system is in place to support the diffusion of small wind which could complement rural electrification using solar... -
An innovation intermediary for Nairobi, Kenya: Designing student-centric services for university-industry collaboration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mikko Koria --- , United Kingdom Roberto Hinojosa Osorno --- , Mexico Ida Telalbasic --- , United Kingdom Delia del Carmen Ramírez Vázquez --- , Mexico Emmy Chirchir --- , KenyaEngaging students as partners in university-industry collaboration (UIC) through challenge-based and real-life projects creates significant value for all participants through novel educational approaches, talent recruitment, user-driven innovation, new resources, and research-related opportunities. However, as these practices have developed iteratively over... -
The role of research and development (R&D) expenditure and governance on economic growth in selected African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde --- , Nigeria Oluwafemi Olajide Ajewole --- , Nigeria Luke Oloruntoba Adebisi --- , NigeriaThis paper provides an overview of the effect of research and development (R&D) expenditure and government effectiveness on economic growth. By focusing on R&D expenditure as a measure of innovation, government effectiveness as a measure of governance and GDP as... -
Agricultural advisory and extension service approaches and inclusion in reaching out to Kenyan rural farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ann N. Kingiri --- , KenyaEfficient agricultural advisory and extension service (AES) is poised to lead to improved agricultural productivity as farmers utilize information and knowledge to optimize their use of limited resources. However, the role of AES has progressively evolved due to the changing... -
Modes of innovation used by SMMEs to tackle social challenges in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nokuthula Lukhele --- , South Africa Ogundiran Soumonni --- , South AfricaInnovation has become critical for many countries in the Global South, particularly in responding to challenges such as slow economic growth, primary commodity dependence, and socio-economic inequalities. Since 1996, the National System of Innovation (NSI) approach has been adopted by... -
Institutional and technological innovation for the bamboo sector as an instrument for development and climate change resilience in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tefera Belay Endalamaw --- , Ethiopia Dietrich Darr --- , GermanyGiven a huge resource base, numerous product and service functions, bamboo can top many of the species recommended for integrated rural development in the context of climate change. Despite this potential, there is gap in knowledge and innovation to make... -
Coalescing intellectual property incentives, gender inclusiveness and environmental sustainability for female traditional healers in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ofonmbuk Esther Ekong --- , NigeriaThe prevalence of women in the knowledge-based enterprise of traditional healing underscores the role of women in sustainable development. The World Health Organization (WHO) finds that about three quarters of the world’s population depend upon traditional remedies for their health... -
Adoption of innovation technology in the face of efficient energy use: A case of improved biomass stoves in Kwara State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Morolake Bolaji --- , Nigeria Adeola Oreoluwa Oloyede --- , NigeriaGiven that locally developed innovation technology can foster sustainable growth and development, this study assessed the factors that underpinned the choice of improved biomass stoves among rural households in Kwara South, Nigeria. The study involved the use of primary and... -
Interactions among actors in improved rice varieties innovation system in the Eastern Zone of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter J. Charles --- , Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- , Tanzania Catherine P. Msuya-Bengesi --- , TanzaniaThe concept of IS has gained importance in understanding the interactions among actors as determinants of innovation. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of a complex IS involving many actors and interactions. Therefore, this study... -
Diffusion of innovations: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bibhunandini Das --- , IndiaThis paper attempts to review the theoretical and empirical perspectives of innovation-diffusion literature. The objective of this paper is to develop a heuristic framework by reviewing the existing studies for analyzing the diffusion of innovation and its outcome in different... -
The role of external information sources in organizational innovation in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- , Nigeria Adekemi Oluwadare --- , Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- , NigeriaTraditionally, the focus of strategic management studies has been on technological innovation. However, recent studies have shown rising importance of non-technological innovation to firms’ productivity, especially in developing country contexts. One limitation in empirical firm innovation analyses this study attempts... -
Smart specialisation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, challenges and initial mapping for Côte d’Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mafini Dosso --- , Spain Alexander Kleibrink --- , Spain Monika Matusiak --- , SpainThis paper calls for a better integration of place-based, evidence-based and inclusive dimensions in the implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plans and industrial policies in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the analysis contrasts with and takes inspiration... -
Strengthening intermediaries in the National System of Innovation (NSI): Case of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bongiwe Mncwango --- , South Africa Samuel Fongwa --- , South AfricaThis paper uses the National System of Innovation (NSI) framework to interrogate the role of professional organizations as intermediaries within the South African NSI. Using the case of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), we explore the... -
Digital innovations for transitioning to circular plastic value chains in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Muyiwa Oyinlola --- , UK Patrick Schröder --- , UK Timothy Whitehead --- , UK Oluwaseun Kolade --- , UK Kutoma Wakunuma --- , UK Soroosh Sharifi --- , Barry Rawn --- , Rwanda Victor Odumuyiwa --- , Nigeria Selma Lendelvo --- , Namibia Geoff Brighty --- , UK Bosun Tijani --- , Nigeria Tomi Jaiyeola --- , Rwanda Lukonga Lindunda --- , Zambia Radhia Mtonga --- , Zambia Soroush Abolfathi --- , UKThe paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of plastic waste trade to African countries... -
What considerations exist for innovative public health management in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Machanduke Lucas Shipalana --- , South Africa Sebenzile Reuben Masango --- , South Africa Kedibone Goodwill Phago --- , South AfricaThe notion of innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution euphoria are not mutually exclusive and require a focused assessment on the readiness of governments around the world. Such assessments are more compelling for developing countries to determine their level of... -
Adoption and perceptions of biogas: Empirical evidence from rural households of Melani village in Raymond Mhlaba municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lindiwe Ngcobo --- , South Africa Ajuruchukwu Obi --- , South Africa Sampson Mamphweli --- , South Africa Siphe Zantsi --- , South AfricaRenewable energies, which include biogas, have been identified as a possible panacea for the energy challenges faced by the poor and can potentially ensure that they obtain cheaper energy that is more accessible and environmentally sustainable. However, its adoption and... -
Digital technology adoption in a bank Treasury and performing a Digital Maturity Assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johan von Solms --- , South Africa Josef Langerman --- , South AfricaThe importance of a Treasury department in a commercial bank has increased in recent decades. After the 2008 financial crisis the remit of a bank Treasury has expanded in terms of scope and strategic significance, evolving from a transactional cash... -
Innovation in the informal sector: The case of plastic recycling firms in Mexico
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: René Rivera-Huerta --- , Mexico Nidia López-Lira --- , MexicoBeyond job creation, informal economic activities have received little recognition for their contribution to economic systems. However, in recent years, new research trends have suggested that enterprises in the informal sector have productivity potential that can be encouraged through technological... -
Relationship between innovation, regional institutions and firm performance: Micro-evidence from Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohammed Seid Hussen --- , Turkey Murat Çokgezen --- , TurkeyThe main aim of this paper is to examine empirically the extent to which firm-specific action, innovation, and an external factor, the quality of regional institution, affect firms’ productivity. To this end, a firm-level dataset from 15 African countries was... -
Entrepreneurship and the innovation ecosystem policy: A case study in post-conflict Somalia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ephraim Daka --- , Finland Sadiyo A Siad --- , Mogadishu, SomaliaThe science, technology and innovation (STI) framework is a fundamental catalyst for economic development, growth, and sustainability. Somalia has been recording moderate economic growth despite external shocks related to security, drought, and famine. However, there are severe shortcomings in the... -
The role of innovation for employment growth among firms in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Kehinde Medase --- , South Africa Michael Wyrwich --- , The NetherlandsThis paper examines the nexus between innovation and employment growth. In contrast to most studies that employ data from technologically advanced economies, the study uses well-documented data from a leapfrogging and catching-up economy in sub-Saharan Africa. We find a positive... -
Technology and innovation trajectories in the Rwandan Agriculture sector: Are value chains an option?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Parfait Yongabo --- , SwedenTechnology and innovation are important in addressing complex problems in the agricultural sector in many developing communities. However, ways and mechanisms to integrate them in the agricultural sector are still a challenge due to the lack of clear pathways and... -
Entrepreneurial hysteresis and persistence in higher education a quasi-experiment on academic innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: François Pazisnewende Kabore --- , Burkina FasoHow does entrepreneurial education impact the persistence and hysteresis of entrepreneurial intent? Survival analysis is used to answer this question based on a quasi-experimental design. Being a member of an incubator increases entrepreneurial hysteresis by 66%. Females who do not... -
Factors affecting interactions between different key actors in improved rice varieties innovation system in the Eastern Zone of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter J. Charles --- , Iringa, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- , Tanzania Catherine P. Msuya-Bengesi --- , TanzaniaThis study examines factors affecting the interactions between different key actors in the innovation system of improved rice varieties in the Eastern Zone of Tanzania. A parallel mixed design was used to collect the data from a sample of 340... -
Blockchain for agricultural sector: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- , Italy Roberta Pisani --- , ItalyNew technologies are playing a fundamental role in the postmodern era of globalization where interpersonal interactions at the international level and the exchange of goods, services, information and capital are the basis of all activities. The agriculture sector is constantly... -
The effects of cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on business performance: A research based on the expansion of open innovation and social capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- , Republic of Korea Yae-ri Kim --- , Republic of Korea Seung-hye Jung --- , Republic of Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- , Republic of Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- , Republic of KoreaThis study examines the influence of firm cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on the expansion of open innovation. We also investigate the effect of open innovation on business performance and test the moderating effect of social capital... -
Effect of changing business R&D expenditure mix on productivity of the South African national system of innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Juniours Marire --- , South AfricaThe paper examines the effect of the sharp reallocation of business R&D expenditure from experimental research to applied research, since the global financial crisis, on the productivity of the South African national system of innovation (NSI). Business R&D expenditure declined... -
Evolution of Iran’s gas turbine sectoral innovation system as a complex product system (CoPS)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar --- , Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- , Iran Manochehr Manteghi --- , IranMany scholars have studied various sectoral innovation systems that are categorized as mass-produced goods, whereas there are only a few previous studies that have investigated complex product systems (CoPS). CoPS are defined as high-cost, engineering, and software-intensive goods, systems, networks,... -
The impact of open innovation challenges on automotive component manufacturers’ competitiveness: An insight from the South African automotive industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arthur Mzwandile Gonyora [cor1] Stephen Migiro --- , South Africa Pfano Mashau --- , South Africa Bongani Ngwenya --- , South AfricaOpen innovation is a function of managing innovation challenges within an organization to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. To achieve this, organizations have to configure and regulate their strategic resources, harness their core competencies and absorptive capacity, and manage uncertainties inherent... -
Social entrepreneurs’ use of spatial bricolage to create frugal innovation in a divided urban setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Susanne Nilsson --- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Mikael Samuelsson --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Camille Meyer --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis study examines how social entrepreneurs mobilize resources to innovate in divided urban settings. Over a period of two years, we followed four social start-up entrepreneurs in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, characterized by some of the highest... -
Corporate sustainability and firm performance in small and medium enterprises in Ghana: Mediating role of green innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- , People’s Republic of China Yuanchun Jiang --- , People’s Republic of China Michelle Frempomaa Frempong --- , People’s Republic of China Md Altab Hossin --- , People’s Republic of China Richard Amoako --- , People’s Republic of ChinaThis study examined green innovation influences on the relationship between business organisation corporate sustainability and its performance related to market share, profitability, and market positioning. Participants (n = 432) were from the hospitality (n = 138), agribusiness (n = 74), manufacturing (n = 105) and professional services (n = 115)... -
Factors enhancing agricultural productivity under innovation technology: Insights from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Francis Andrianarison --- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Cameroon Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem --- University of Yaounde II Soa, Cameroon Blaise Che Kameni --- University of Yaounde II Soa, CameroonThis paper analyzes the impact of innovation adoption, namely, improved seeds or modern equipment and examines the effects of farmer education, access to credit, and land tenure security on agricultural productivity in Cameroon. We take advantage of a nationally representative... -
Bioenergy emerging paradigm: Collaborative networks and determinants in the upgrading process of technological frontiers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Carolina da Silveira Bueno --- University of Campinas, Brazil Fábio Kenji Masago --- University of Campinas, Brazil José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira --- University of Campinas, Brazil Bruna de Souza Moraes --- University of Campinas, Brazil Leonardo Brantes Bacellar Mendes --- , Brazil Ivette Raymunda Luna --- University of Campinas, Brazil Telma Teixeira Franco --- School of Chemical Engineering (FEQ), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BrazilThis paper examines the collaboration dynamic among areas of knowledge and countries from 1975 to 2017 within the bioenergy field and from a complex network approach, as a driver for the evolution of technological frontiers and emerging paradigms, seeking opportunities... -
Innovation policy for economic development: The difficult but promising adequacy in the case of Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vanessa Casadella --- , France Sofiane Tahi --- , FranceWe use the National Innovation System (NIS) approach to analyze the performance of innovation policy of the sub-Saharan economy: the Senegal. The NIS approach makes it possible to understand how actors create and disseminate new knowledge, in a context of... -
Factors driving business model innovation in sample case studies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ignitia Motjolopane --- , South Africa Ephias Ruhode --- , South AfricaIn an environment of changing customer needs, technological advancement and digitization, the importance of business model innovation in supporting companies to accrue benefits from increased digitization while counteracting threats has intensified. Factors driving business model innovation could be of value... -
The effect of external knowledge on innovation capacity of SMES: Does the source of knowledge matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clovis Miamo Wendji --- , Cameroun Charles Bertin Pilag Kakeu --- , CamerounThis paper aims to analyze the effects of different sources of external knowledge (market sources, institutional sources and business network affiliation) on firms’ capacity to innovate. Using cross-sectional data collected with the help of questionnaires on a sample of 514... -
Analyzing the grassroots innovation process in India from a design perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gautam Sharma --- , IndiaDesign is the act of transforming an existing situation into a preferred one. Taking this broad definition of design, the paper analyzes the process of grassroots innovations from a design perspective in the three phases of idea generation, experimentation, and... -
Microfoundations of technology cluster emergence in emerging economies: Mindsets of natives and non-natives in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Brett Anitra Gilbert --- , USAWhere technology clusters are concerned, extant research has primarily highlighted those that are situated in developed economies. The literature shows that immigrants – those who have moved to a region from other places – have been instrumental in the technology... -
Business incubation initiatives and innovation capabilities of micro-sized enterprises: Exploring the software ICT value chain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun --- University of Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria Ibrahim Ayodele Shittu --- University of Lagos Nigeria, NigeriaPromoting innovative capabilities in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is crucial if African countries are to progress in terms of being active in the Global Value Chain (GVC) and achieve inclusive development. Enhancing innovative capabilities in the Information Communication... -
Using research and development indicators to shape innovation in Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: M. Madhou --- Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, Mauritius S. B. Moosun --- Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, Mauritius D. Naginlal-Modi Nagowah --- Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, MauritiusResearch and Development (R&D) measurements are widely used in the formulation of evidence-based policies to boost a country’s innovation performance. This paper showcases how traditional (Expenditure and Number of Researchers) and country specific R&D data were used for the first... -
Learning and innovation in informal settings: The case of automobile workshops in Lagos metropolitan area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodele Ibrahim Shittu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun --- University of Lagos, NigeriaThis paper broadly examines learning in informal settings and seeks explicitly to determine the modes of learning among automobile mechanics in the Lagos Metropolitan Area (LMA). The study relies on qualitative data extracted from the responses of 28 interviewees. The... -
Ghana’s pineapple innovation history: An account from stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, GhanaDespite the pineapple fruit contributing significantly towards Ghana’s non-traditional export, the empirical space deficiently accounts for innovations within the sector. This article addresses prime questions that beg answering such as: the origin of innovations, when, how, what conditions facilitate adoption... -
Digital transformation and new dynamics of the triple helix model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: María del Pilar Escott Mota --- Faculty of Accounting and Administration, México Xochitl Margarira Cruz Pérez --- Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico Rafael Palacios --- Innovation Hub Institute, GermanyThis paper is intended to be an extension of innovation studies on the complexity of technological change and its relationship with the dynamics of the triple helix actors. Therefore, the research question is how to reduce the complexity of digital... -
Management barriers to innovation performance in Nigerian manufacturing sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Waliu M. Adegbite --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Cookie M. Govender --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaInnovation is an essential strategy for businesses to increase performance and profitability. While current literature focuses on technology and other technical barriers to innovation, many businesses in developing countries are unaware of the significance of organizational policy and practices on... -
Empirical analysis of innovation and productivity in services firms: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Atoko Kasongo --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South Africa Moses Sithole --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South Africa Yasser Buchana --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South AfricaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of innovation on productivity in the services sector firms in South Africa. Using a three-stage econometric model we find that service sector firms are innovative. We show that firm size,... -
Human resources and innovation capability: Evidences from Nigeria food and beverage firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Helen Olubunmi Aderemi --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Victor Oluwasina Sobanke --- National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Nigeria Matthew Olugbemiga Ilori --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaHuman resources are recognized as the ultimate and most indispensable resource in economic development. In this study, an inquiry was made to ascertain the determinants of workers’ innovativeness. A survey of 229 respondents in food and beverage processing firms selected... -
Technology management practices and innovation: Empirical evidence from medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mesfin Mala Kalko --- Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic Obsa Teferi Erena --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Sara Adugna Debele --- Hawassa University, EthiopiaIn order to investigate empirically the effects of technology management on firm innovation, this paper considers the antecedents and multidimensional views of technology management mechanisms on innovation performance in medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in a developing country, namely Ethiopia... -
Factors affecting the innovation ecosystem in public universities in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abebaw Abibo --- University of Gondar, Ethiopia Mammo Muchie --- Adjunct Professor in UOG, Ethiopia Zerayehu Sime --- Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia Wondemhunegn Ezezew --- University of Gondar, EthiopiaUniversities are now at the centre of the knowledge economy, and they do innovate, but Ethiopian universities have not done much of it. The overall goal of this paper is thus to investigate the innovative behaviour of Ethiopian public universities,... -
Process evaluation of school-based peer education for HIV prevention among Yemeni adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Buthaina Al-Iryani [d357e18] Huda Basaleem Khaled Al-Sakkaf Gerjo Kok Bart van den BorneIn 2005, a survey was conducted among all the 27 high schools of Aden, which revealed low levels of knowledge on major prevention measures, and a high level of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV (PLWH). The results served... -
Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-Conversant Communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher J. Burman --- , , South Africa Marota Aphane --- , , South Africa Oliver Mtapuri --- , , South Africa Peter Delobelle --- , , South AfricaThe article describes a design journey that culminated in an HIV-Conversant Community Framework that is now being piloted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The objective of the initiative is to reduce the aggregate community viral load by building... -
An evaluation of the innovative potentials of a HIV pilot exploring medical pluralism in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher J. Burman --- , South AfricaThis article reflects on an internal evaluation undertaken to estimate the potentials of a community-university pilot project to be developed into a bonafide innovation that can be applied at scale. The focus of the community-university partnership has been to reduce... -
Mapping the strength of sectoral innovation system in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry: Empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rachael Aderonke Ayo-Lawal --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Ayobami Adesina Oyewale --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Elizabeth Adeteju Omimakinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Wilson Oyekigho Erhun --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Okechukwu Ukwuoma --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaIt is well known that innovation in the modern economy is driven by interactions among the stakeholders that make up the innovation system. Effective interactions among key actors in an innovation system foster flow of knowledge and resources development and... -
Socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms in eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rebecca Mukebezi --- Makerere University, Uganda Bernard Bonton Obaa --- Makerere University, Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- Makerere University, Uganda Settumba B. Mukasa --- Makerere University, Uganda Irene Bulenzibuto Tamubula --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThis study employed an extended theory of planned behaviour to assess the socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating (WTCP) in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms (CB-IPs). Using a structured questionnaire, data were obtained from a random sample... -
Towards a conceptual framework for measuring innovation in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yasser Buchana --- Human Science Research Council, South Africa Moses M. Sithole --- Human Science Research Council, South AfricaDespite the importance and benefits of measuring innovation in businesses, standard methods for innovation measurement, such as the Oslo Manual, largely exclude the agricultural sector. As a result, innovation scholars in developing countries struggle to develop knowledge to understand innovation... -
R&D, innovations, and firms’ productivity in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mezid Nasir Keraga --- Addis Ababa University and Visiting Scholar at Jönköping University, Mesele Araya --- Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaEvidence of how R&D, innovation and productivity are intertwined in African countries like Ethiopia is quite limited. This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between R&D, innovations, and productivity for Ethiopian firms using two rounds of the World Bank’s... -
Patterns of rural innovation processes along agro-processing value chains: The case of Mopani district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kgabo Hector Ramoroka --- , South AfricaInnovation is recognized as a critical driver and component of economic growth and development. While innovation is considered crucial to solve societal problems and create opportunities in rural areas, insufficient effort has gone into examining the nature of innovation processes... -
Establishing an understanding of the innovation process of informal micro-enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lavhelesani Mulibana --- Gauteng Provincial Government, Republic of South Africa Ravinder Rena --- Durban University of Technology, Republic of South AfricaInnovation has been discerned as a catalyst that enables firms to remain relevant and sustainable. In recent years, the innovation discipline has been extended to the informal sector. Nonetheless, to date little is known about the process that is followed... -
Materials selection and installation decisions for sustainable upgrade of existing structures: Case study of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Dadzie --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Goitseone Buccah Sebitla --- University of Technology Sydney, Australia Goran Runeson --- University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaThe negative effects of construction on the environment have been acknowledged all over the world. Materials and technologies are developed regularly to help address challenges posed by rising populations and related energy demands and emissions. The purpose of this study... -
Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Justina Adwoa Onumah --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Felix Ankomah Asante --- University of Ghana, Ghana Robert Darko Osei --- University of Ghana, Ghana Peter Asare-Nuamah --- University of Environment and Sustainable Development, GhanaThe low level of technological innovation adoption among farmers has been a development concern. However, not much attention has been paid to how agricultural innovation system actors contribute to the adoption of technological innovations among farmers. This paper, therefore, analyzed... -
The innovation capability model in higher education: A structural equation modelling approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fatemeh Ghardashi --- Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Iran Maryam Yaghoubi --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Iran Ehsan Teymourzadeh --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mohammadkarim Bahadori --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mahmood Salesi --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, IranInnovation is the driving force of the knowledge-based economy. The maintenance and sustainability of this innovation depend on the ability to innovate. The present study was a combination design with a structural equation model approach. First, using a qualitative method,... -
Cross-disciplinary meaning and language for innovation in a business context: A conceptual paper
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Craig Andrew Duff --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Jan Hendrik Dubery --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaIn this conceptual work, we describe cross-disciplinary meaning and language related to the innovation phenomenon located in a business context. Our work attempts to find common meaning and language for innovation that can be applied across all business innovation projects... -
The post-COVID emergence of dark kitchens: a qualitative analysis of acceptance and the advantages and challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Uzair Ghazanfar --- , United Arab Emirates Bincy Baburaj Kaluvilla --- , United Arab Emirates Farah Zahidi --- , United Arab EmiratesThis article is an attempt to understand the perspective of various stakeholders regarding the current emergence of dark kitchens/cloud kitchens in the hospitality industry of Dubai, UAE. The researchers analyse the qualitative data collected after interviewing seven stakeholders. The data... -
Frugal innovations of South African female social entrepreneurs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thea Tselepis --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Cecile Nieuwenhuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe good practices of female social entrepreneurs in developing contexts who are able to grow their social entrepreneurial endeavours through innovative problem-solving processes should be understood in order to inform policymakers and models that enhance social value add and innovation... -
Deploying design science research in sparse resource settings: Some lessons from design projects in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: William Clifford Gomera --- College of Business Education (CBE), Tanzania Nasibu Rajabu Mramba --- College of Business Education (CBE), TanzaniaDesign science research (DSR) has become a well-accepted research paradigm in information system research. DSR aims at solving people’s obstacles by creating solutions and thus bringing about human development. In this paper, we present lessons learned from design projects conducted... -
Moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation among manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kabir Musa Shuaib --- Tianjin University, People’s Republic of China Zhen He --- Tianjin University, People’s Republic of ChinaPrevious studies on the total quality management and innovation relationship have had mixed findings. We predict that organizational culture could moderate the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation. The study collected empirical data from 433 small and medium-sized... -
Workplace factors that influence creativity and innovation in micro and small scale enterprises: Enterprise level analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samuel Godadaw Ayinaddis --- Woldia University, EthiopiaThis study examines the influence of workplace factors on creativity and innovation in micro and small enterprises (MSEs). The study is based on the componential model of organizational creativity to confirm the determinants of creativity of MSEs in the workplace... -
Determinants of smallholder livestock farmers’ adoption decisions of improved fodder technologies in Insiza District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Trymore Nhundu --- , Zimbabwe Edward Mutandwa --- , Zimbabwe Jayne Stark --- Resilience Knowledge Hub, Mercy Corps, Zimbabwe Tafireyi Chamboko --- , Zimbabwe Arthur Tinashe Vambe --- , ZimbabweThe study investigated the factors that influence the extent of the use of fodder technologies in the Insiza District of Zimbabwe, as well as the reasons for their low adoption and the lower participation of women than men in fodder... -
Impact analysis of innovation and gendered constraints in the fisheries sector of southern Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edward Ebo Onumah* --- University of Ghana Legon-Accra, Ghana Martha Joycelyn Makafui Dogbey --- University of Ghana Legon-Accra, Ghana Freda Elikplim Asem --- University of Ghana Legon-Accra, GhanaThis paper adopts the multinomial endogenous treatment effect approach to analyze the impact of innovation choices on the income of 230 fish workers in the Greater Accra and Central regions of Ghana, while the Kendall’s ranking technique is applied to... -
Innovation systems, value chains and industrial clusters in developing economies: Case of Jalandhar’s sports goods industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swati Mehta --- Guru Nanak Dev University, IndiaThe paper explores the relationship between innovation systems (IS) and participation in value chains (VCs) to understand the challenges concerning upgrading of an industrial cluster in a developing country. It is argued that the inter-linkages of various actors, organizations and... -
Process innovation in low-tech industries in India: An empirical exploration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chidambaran G. Iyer --- Centre for Development Studies, IndiaTill now, studies have determined the existence of process innovation using survey data; however, in this paper, we use secondary data to empirically establish its presence in low-tech industries. Our empirical approach consists of data envelopement analysis in the first... -
Does participation in innovation platform improve welfare? Insights from smallholder maize farmers in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eric Asiamah Yeboah --- , Ghana Kelvin Balcombe --- University of Reading, UK Bright Owusu Asante --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Stephen Prah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Robert Aidoo --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), GhanaThis paper investigates the impact of participation in innovation platforms (IPs) on smallholder maize farmers’ welfare in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana using data collected from 477 rural farm households. We employed the doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression... -
A quantitative analysis of obstacles to innovation among small, micro, and medium-sized enterprises: Evidence from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Siyasanga Qomoyi --- Equitable Education and Economies, Human Sciences Research Council, Sikhulumile Sinyolo --- Public Health, Societies and Belonging, Human Sciences Research Council, Kgabo Hector Ramoroka --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council, Amy Kahn --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council, Luthando Zondi --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Sciences Research Council,Firm-level innovation in sub-Saharan Africa remains under-researched. To address this gap, this paper examines the obstacles to innovation faced by small, micro, and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. Using the 2018 Business Innovation Survey, we apply the double-hurdle model... -
Financial innovation and banking performance: The role of banking regulations in SAARC Region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hussain Abbas --- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan, People’s Republic of China Guo Fei --- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan, People’s Republic of China Shah Abbas --- China University of Geosciences Wuhan,, People’s Republic of China Farhan Hussain --- Central South University, People’s Republic of ChinaThe rapid proliferation of information and communication technology has accelerated innovation in financial instruments, resulting in a heightened transformation of the competitive landscape and regulatory framework within the banking sector. Despite ongoing policy debates regarding the role and significance of... -
Dynamic pathways to SMEs performance: Unraveling the influence of organizational learning capability, innovation, market dynamism and market responsiveness in an African emerging economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Moses Acquaah --- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Gladys E. Abiew --- Department of Secretaryship and Management Studies, Koforidua Technical University, Ghana Hubert N. Zan --- Ghana Energy Commission,This study explores the complex relationships among organizational learning capability (OLC), innovation, market dynamism, market responsiveness, and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in African emerging economies. Our research investigates the role of innovation as a mediator in... -
An analysis of the micro- and macro-economic determinants of firm R&D intensity in the South African business sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amy Kahn --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Atoko Kasongo --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Moses M. Sithole --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa Kgabo Hector Ramoroka --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South AfricaResearch and experimental development (R&D) is an important driver of economic growth and productivity. Gross expenditure on domestic R&D (GERD) is a country’s total expenditure on R&D performed by all sectors of the economy. South Africa’s GERD as a percentage... -
Financial innovation, financial inclusion, and enterprise performance: A sectoral analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bernadin Géraud Comlan Ahodode --- Department of Economic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Eugène Bertrand Okala Eloundou --- Department of Development Economics, University of Yaoundé II, CameroonThis study analyzed the effects of the use of financial services (financial innovation and financial inclusion) on the enterprises’ performance in Cameroon. Ordinary least squares and logit model estimation methods were used for the empirical analyses. The data used are... -
Role of the stakeholders and regulatory instruments in technology and innovation development in Ethiopian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Bereket Amare Sida --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Tariku Nigussie Keneni --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, EthiopiaThe purpose of this study is to assess the role of stakeholders and the applicable regulatory instruments in ensuring technology and innovation development (TID) in Ethiopian construction industry. A structured questionnaire was developed to assess the engagement level of major... -
Innovation research in and on Africa: A literature analysis in 2015–2021
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- University of Turku, Finland John Ouma Mugabe --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaInnovation scholars disseminate their significant findings through international scientific journals. We conducted content analysis of 2,869 peer-reviewed articles on innovation in Africa, examining their origins, themes, collaborative networks, and scholarly influence. These articles, spanning the years 2015–2021, were curated from... -
Level of food safety knowledge among hospitality professionals: an empirical investigation from India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Patita Paban Mohanty --- Siksha’ O’ Anusandhan University, India Sunil Tiwari --- School of Business Studies, Central University of Kerala, India Hiran Roy --- International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada Rupesh Bhavsar --- Institute of Hotel Management, MGM University, IndiaHospitality professionals with insufficient food safety knowledge (FSK) poses a major risk to food safety in their respective organisations. This study aims to investigate the level of food safety knowledge of hospitality professionals, as well as the attributes influencing food... -
How open are African inventors? Open green technologies and patenting activities in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maruf Sanni --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Yeong Jae Kim --- KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Republic of KoreaOpen green innovation is essential to accelerate decarbonization in Africa. The dearth of empirical evidence on the current trajectory of green innovation in Africa often hinders appropriate green innovation policy design. This study investigates the incidence of collaboration in inventive... -
A systematic literature review and mapping of systemic barriers to digital learning innovation in Africa in the context of changing global value chains
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Mbaya* --- University of Pretoria, South Africa John Ouma-Mugabe --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaIn the context of COVID-19, universities, national innovation systems (NIS) and global value chains (GVCs), this paper explores systemic barriers (trends and factors) that influence digital learning innovation (DLI) in Africa. The study used the PRISMA framework and Scopus data... -
Introduction to the Special Issue: Leveraging Global Value Chains for innovation and industrialization in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- Tshawane University of Technology, South AfricaThe global nature of innovation has led to the emergence of Global Innovation Networks (GINs) and Global Value Chains (GVCs), facilitating knowledge exchange and economic activities across borders. GVCs offer platforms for accessing external knowledge and fostering innovation. They have... -
The mediation effect of innovation in the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sam Zisuh Njinyah --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Geofry Areneke --- Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Isaac K. Ofori --- Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland Gaelle Lesly Chofor Lepawa --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United KingdomThe purpose of this research is to explore empirically the mediation effect of firm innovation on the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance. Using cross-sectional data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey in ten sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, a... -
The impact of innovation on formalization and job creation of informal SMEs in Cameroon: Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Faustine Kede Ndouna --- University of Dschang, Applied Microeconomy Research Centre (REMA), Cameroon Roger Tsafack Nanfosso --- Dschang School of Economics and Management, Research in Applied Microeconomics (REMA), University of Dschang, Cameroon,This study aims to examine the impact of innovation on the formalization and job creation of informal SMEs in Cameroon, using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey 2016. The study found that while technological innovation increases the chances of... -
Implementing open innovation in a closed biopharmaceutical industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sepehr Ghazinoory --- Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Maryam Nozari --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Hadi Siadati --- Islamic Azad University, IranOver the last decade, biopharmaceuticals’ research, development, production, and sale have involved high risks and costs for companies. Hence companies have moved toward reaping the benefits of open innovation models. Open innovation is a paradigm that forces the company to... -
Understanding Ethiopia’s maize innovation system: Application of integrated innovation system and sustainability transition perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Nigussie --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Getnet Alemu --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Million Gebreyes --- International Livestock Research Institute, Sustainable Livestock System (Social Scientist), EthiopiaAgricultural innovation is a top priority on the global sustainable development agenda to solve food insecurity, land degradation, climate-change issues, poverty, and unemployment. This paper aims to identify systemic problems and socio-technical transition factors that hinder the development, dissemination, and... -
A guiding framework for promoting public-private partnerships in research and innovation: Evidence from a developing country context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shem Sikombe --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Franco Muleya --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Joseph Phiri --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Sambo Zulu --- Leeds Beckett University, UK Peter L. Simasiku --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Mercy Situtu --- Kitwe and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ZambiaPublic-private partnerships have long existed in literature, primarily in the construction sector. However, there is a paucity of research on the research and innovation ecosystem. This research aims to develop a framework for promoting public-private partnerships in research and innovation... -
Innovation and economic growth: An empirical analysis for African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Atoko Kasongo --- Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, Tlangelani Makamu --- Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa,In recent decades, innovation has become recognized as a key driver of economic growth. This study investigated the relationship between innovation and economic growth in 32 African countries from 2006 to 2017. The linear regression panel corrected standard errors (PCSEs)... -
Inclusive innovation processes in Tanzania: From national policies to local practices in innovation hubs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lauri Hooli --- University of Turku, Finland Emma Nkonoki --- University of Turku, Finland Ville Leppänen --- University of Turku, FinlandInclusive innovations have the potential to foster socio-economic development and actively involve local communities in innovation processes in sub-Saharan Africa. The importance of inclusive innovations is emphasized in the public strategies and development programmes in the region. Nevertheless, despite some... -
Indicators of grassroots innovations in Iran: A mixed method study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akram Ghadimi --- , Marzieh Saviz --- Department of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran,Grassroots innovations are bottom-up solutions for solving problems that meet local needs and take into account their interests and values. The main purpose of this study is to identify the indicators of grassroots innovations in Iran. This research is based... -
Learning and capability building in firms of a developing economy: A study of Ludhiana machine tools manufacturing cluster
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manpreet Kaur --- Guru Nanak Dev University, India Swati Mehta --- Guru Nanak Dev University, IndiaFrontier and laggard firms are always engaged in the process of building capabilities through continuous ‘learning’ to compete in the technologically driven world. Firms focus on ‘learning by Doing, Using and Interacting’ (DUI) and/ or ‘learning by Science, Technology, and... -
Contribution of R&D grants and investment to the commercialization of innovations in Uganda: Lessons from UNCST a science granting council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ronald Jjagwe --- Makerere University, Uganda John Baptist Kirabira --- Makerere University, Uganda Norbert Mukasa --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Government of Uganda (GoU) has prioritized Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in its pursuit of a knowledge-based economy. While scholars have identified a positive association between innovation investment and performance, the role of R&D grants and investment in the... -
Understanding the impact of innovation and other business support interventions on SMEs’ development – Lessons from sub-Saharan Africa from an evidence-based review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Portia Adade Williams --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Gordon Akon-Yamga --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Justina Adwoa Onumah --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Mavis Akuffobea-Essilfie --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Wilhemina Quaye --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Adelaide Agyemang --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, GhanaSmall, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play significant roles in economic growth, development, and job creation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach to identify empirical evidence on the impact of innovation and business support... -
Determinants of accounting information systems technologies adoption by SMEs in Ethiopia: A sub-Saharan country perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abera Aynekulu Abate --- Debark University, EthiopiaThis study sought to pinpoint determinants of AISs technologies adoption among SMEs in Ethiopia. Two dominant diffusion of innovation theories, namely Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) and Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) were contextualized to predict SMEs’ AISs adoption. A quantitative research approach with... -
Leveraging innovation and global value chains participation for industrialization: An agenda for research in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis paper examines the intricate relationship between innovation and Global Value Chain (GVC) participation, with a focus on Africa's increased integration into global networks. The study underscores the importance of National Innovation Systems (NIS) in fostering technological advancements and highlights... -
Shaping the future of hospitality management: a dynamic AI-driven dialogue between a Hotel Management School Leeuwarden lecturer and a hotel general manager
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThrough the prism of technology innovation and its effects on education, this article offers a dialogue, via ChatGPT, between two AI-generated characters, a hotel general manager and a lecturer from the Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, in an attempt to illuminate... -
An investigation into the innovation-economic growth nexus in Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Harris Neeliah --- Independent Researcher, Mauritius Boopen Seetanah --- University of Mauritius, Mauritius Lomendra Vencataya --- University of Mauritius, MauritiusThis paper extends the existing strand of research, delving into the link between innovation and economic growth for the small island developing state of Mauritius. The innovation-growth relationship is analyzed within a multivariate endogenous growth model, spanning the period 1970... -
Adapting to climate change amidst innovation diffusion and declining indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pius Siakwah --- University of Ghana, Ghana Austin Dziwornu Ablo --- University of Ghana, Ghana Rosina Sheburah-Essien --- University of Ghana, Ghana Mariama Zaami --- University of Ghana, Ghana Joseph Awetori Yaro --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis paper examines how farmers adapt to climate change through innovation diffusion amidst declining indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices in Ghana. Small-scale farmers rely on indigenous practices and technological diffusion to cope with change even where the adoption levels of... -
Harnessing the maker movement as an important tool for the inclusion of racialized/marginalized women into the innovation and creativity paradigm
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Suzanne Nyehita --- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, South African Research Chair: Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development, Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis article explores how makerspaces in Cape Town contribute to the innovation and creativity of racialized and marginalized women, focusing on the impact of these spaces on their entrepreneurial activities and the role of Intellectual Property (IP). Using a mixed-methods... -
Leveraging forums as a catalyst for innovation: Driving progress through communities of practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ikechukwu Umejesi --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaInnovation is a key indicator of growth in a country. South African rural areas increasingly embrace innovation through community of practice (CoP). The study’s main objective was to investigate whether forums can be used as drivers of innovation in the... -
The contribution of social and territorial innovation to territorial development in Morocco: Insights from a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tariq Laajini --- LARETA, Hassan 1st University, Morocco Hind TadjoustiThis study investigates how social and territorial innovation influences territorial development in Morocco, offering insights into inclusive governance approaches that integrate collaborative, participatory, and solidarity-based practices. Utilizing a systematic documentary analysis of six innovative projects, the research reveals that these... -
Unemployment in Nigeria: The significance of optimizing benefits of innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fisayo Fagbemi --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria John Oluwasegun Ajibike --- The Polytechnic, Nigeria Teniola Abosede Adesanya --- The Polytechnic, NigeriaReflections on the problems facing the labour market in Nigeria and the need to proffer solutions to the high unemployment rate in the country call for an assessment of the possible relationship between innovation and unemployment between 1990 and 2020... -
Phases of STI cycle: Countries comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eugeny Balatsky --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation Svetlana Ushakova --- Politics and Law in Science and Technology, Russian Federation Vadim Malahov [cor1] Maxim Yurevich --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian FederationThis article focuses on a comparative analysis of the main technological development stages of a country. For the purpose of assessing the S&T potential of countries, a method of creating a scientific and technological balance is proposed. This approach unites... -
When and how does creativity influence performance? An examination of SMEs in an emerging economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Felicity Asiedu Appiah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Hannah Vivian Osei --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Suzzie Aidoo --- York St John University, UKUnderpinned by the resource-based view and social capital theories, this study examines the mediating role of innovation in the relationship between creativity and the performance of SMEs in an emerging economy. We propose additionally that the innovation created through the... -
Navigating market turbulence: A configurational perspective of ambidextrous innovation in strengthening organizational resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Andrews Osei Okrah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Nathaniel Boso --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaThis study investigates the relationship between ambidextrous innovation capabilities and organizational resilience in Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana, with a focus on the moderating role of external market turbulence. Drawing on data from 285 MSMEs, the research... -
Factor conditions and firm resources implications on location attractiveness: A critical assessment and application in shared services industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anbalagi Andy --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Aida Idris --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis paper presents an integrated analytical framework by critically synthesizing the Porter-Dunning Diamond and the Resource-Based View (RBV) to evaluate the attractiveness of locations for multinational enterprises (MNEs). The framework was applied to Malaysian shared services firms to explore the... -
Influence of actors’ interactions under agricultural innovation system lens on the adoption of rice innovations in Mvomero district and Ifakara Town council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter Jibunge Charles --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis study addresses the gap in empirical evidence on how and to what extent interactions among numerous actors within the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) can influence smallholder farmers’ adoption of rice innovations. The study employed a mixed-methods embedded design to... -
Political commitment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policy design and sustainable development: Lessons from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olawale Rafiu Olaopa --- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaScience, Technology and Innovation (STI) is significant from the perspective of ‘Global Agenda of 2030’ and for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for enhanced productivity and value addition that can accelerate the competitiveness of a nation. However, the seemingly... -
The roadblocks to progress: A comprehensive study on the relationship between regional institutional quality and firms’ innovation of sub-Saharan African nations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abel Dula Wedajo --- University of Sanya, People’s Republic of China Xiao Huilin --- University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), People’s Republic of ChinaThis study examines the impact of regional institutional quality (level two) on firm-level innovation (level one) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where cultural and institutional diversity challenges frameworks derived from homogeneous contexts. Analyzing 7,578 firms across Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda,... -
The role of academic institutions in leveraging innovation through patenting activities: A diagnostic of the Moroccan experience focusing on the agricultural sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sanaa Zebakh --- Ibn Tofail University, Morocco Jaouad Anissi --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Salim Bounou --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Mohammed Sadiki --- Rabat-Instituts, MoroccoIn the late 2000s, Morocco implemented various actions and programmes to establish a National Innovation System, which has helped to bolster innovation and patenting activities within higher education and research institutions. This article investigates the Moroccan innovation framework that facilitated... -
Revitalizing tribal economic systems through indigenous entrepreneurship: Innovations and strategies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anjali Chandulal Lakum --- Parul Institute of Social Work, Parul University, IndiaAmid growing global interest in sustainable and inclusive development, indigenous entrepreneurship and grassroots innovations are increasingly recognized as powerful yet underexplored pathways for community resilience. This study investigates how such innovations contribute to the revitalization of tribal economic systems, with... -
Impact of financial support on the intensity of innovation practices within SMEs – Case of Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Abdelghani Koura --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Morocco Mohamed Oudgou --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Morocco Abdeslam Boudhar --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, MoroccoInnovation is at the heart of economic growth and societal progress. It’s a driving force that keeps businesses competitive and economies thriving. However, Moroccan SMEs often struggle with financial barriers that limit their innovative capabilities. Despite government initiatives offering subsidies... -
Innovating financial metrics for SME development: A factor-based analysis of Chinese enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jiaqi Wang --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Wee-Yeap Lau --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis study investigates the role of innovative financial performance metrics in promoting the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. Responding to the limitations of single-indicator financial assessments, the research develops a composite Financial Performance Evaluation (FPE)... -
Macro-level determinants of research output in Nigerian knowledge institutions: A case study of ICT researchers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bolanle A. Adewusi --- , Canada Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study explores the factors that influence ICT research productivity across Nigerian universities and government research agencies. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combines conceptual analysis with quantitative techniques, drawing on the PESTLE model, the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, and the Triple... -
Environmental innovation and green total factor productivity: What role does government environmental attention play?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tingqian Pu --- Guizhou University of Commerce, People’s Republic of ChinaEnvironmental innovation (EI) has become an essential driver of sustainable development, yet its influence on green total factor productivity (GTFP) remains underexplored. This study examines how EI affects GTFP and evaluates the moderating role of government environmental attention (GEA). Using... -
Does financial technology and innovation promote bank performance? Evidence from COMESA member countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Charles O. Manasseh --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chi Aloysius Ngong --- University of Bamenda, Cameroon Chidiebere Jude Anago --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nnenna G. Nwonye --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Paul C. Obidike --- Institute of Management & Technology, Nigeria Felicia C. Abada --- University of Nigeria, Anuli R. Ogbuagu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study examines the impact of financial technology and innovation on bank performance in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African from 1997 to 2022. Previous studies provide inconsistent results on the impact of financial technology and innovation on... -
The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mohammed Majeed --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana Esther Asiedu --- Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Iddrisu Sulemana --- Tamale College of Education, Ghana Aidatu Abubakari --- Wisconsin International University College, Ghana Ahmed Sakara --- Tamale Technical University, GhanaThis study examines the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the performance of hospitality firms in Ghana, using stakeholder theory and considering green innovation (GI) as a mediating factor. A quantitative survey of... -
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer: The role of proximity in driving coopetition between small-and-medium-sized enterprises for technological innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mostapha El Idrissi --- Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, FSJES-KS, LERAEM, Morocco Younès El Manzani --- Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, Paris-Saclay University, LAREQUOI, France Amel Charleux --- Montpellier University, MRM, FranceThis research employs the proximity framework to understand the factors that drive small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to collaborate with their competitors in innovative projects. It investigates how different proximity dimensions, geographical, organizational, social, cognitive, and institutional, shape coopetition among SMEs in... -
Knowledge sharing, innovation capability, and organizational performance in emerging markets: Empirical evidence from SMEs in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Asiamah Yeboah --- Kumasi Technical University, GhanaDespite its importance, knowledge sharing as a driver of organizational performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within emerging markets has received limited scholarly attention. Grounded in the resource-based view and knowledge-based view of the firm, this study investigates the... -
Seeds of cooperation, fruits of innovation: Understanding the Iranian vaccine industry in the COVID-19 pandemic-era through the lens of the innovation ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mitra Aminlou --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mehdi Goodarzi --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mahdi Elyasi --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mostafa Ghanei --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, IranThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities of vaccine industry innovation. This study aims to understand how Iran’s vaccine industry rapidly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic under severe sanctions by applying an innovation ecosystem-as-structure framework. It addresses two research objectives: identifying...
