A Taxonomy to Understand Scaling of Innovation by African Enterprises
| Autor: | Chris Armstrong, Jeremy de Beer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Technology
Knowledge management definitions business.industry scaling down scaling broadening activities scaling out scaling in Information technology behaviour change sustainability T58.5-58.64 innovation taxonomies scaling up africa expanding coverage Taxonomy (general) Sociology enterprises business Scaling |
| Zdroj: | The African Journal of Information and Communication, Iss 27, Pp 1-22 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2077-7213 2077-7205 |
| Popis: | Grounded in empirical research findings and key statements in the literature, this article proposes a four-part taxonomy for mapping African knowledge-based enterprises’ efforts to achieve scale. The taxonomy, adapted from the framework proposed by Uvin et al. (2000), is comprised of scaling by expanding coverage; by broadening activities; by changing behaviour; and by building sustainability. The article sets out the framework and provides examples of the four scaling dimensions from empirical research conducted in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, and South Africa. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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