Why is there so little industry in Africa? Over the past forty years, industry and business interests
have moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa’s share …

… It was learned during the course of this study that graduation … of the intermediate prospects
for manufacturing in Africa. In fact, … manufacturing facilities in Africa to serve US retail buyers. …

… it is based on a research project (Learning to Compete: LC) spanning many years and
involving national researchers in  countries – nine in Africa and two from emerging Asia. The …

… enterprises are learning how to compete in a changed and hostile economic environment,
we posit that one of the greatest problems constraining the learning and competitive effort of …

… 2025— aiming to make Ethiopia the leading manufacturing hub in Africa—is supported by …
on targets for manufacturing output expansion and large-scale industrial employment growth. …

… This study explores the relationship between international pressures of globalization and …
and innovation in one segment of the manufacturing sector in South Africa. It is based on a …

… Africa needs structural change to sustain growth. Industry with and without smoke stacks
is key, but Africa has deindustrialised since the 1970s. Can Africa industrialise? Rising costs …

… Africa’s competitive advantage in manufacturing is currently being driven by its demographic
make… Therefore, prime opportunities for investment are currently concentrated in industries …

… As in our earlier study of the US market, this report uses a case study methodology to
analyze impediments to export growth for African manufacturing firms. Market research was …

… to compete in the knowledge economy. In this paper, the role of competitive intelligence in
South African manufacturing … the industrial and the knowledge economy and the competitive …