Innovation 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 …

The 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 …

The existing innovation models assume an established innovation system and do not
provide direct support on a practical level on what activities should be carried out in each …

Using first-hand data collection from enterprises in the informal sector and their
stakeholders, this study argues that enterprises in the informal sector are innovative …

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of innovation on business performance of
informal small business traders in Zimbabwe. The Open Theory of Innovation informed the …

Informal innovation has been investigated in numerous countries, but its incidence in
developing countries, and relationship with informal business development, has been …

This study outlined how the microenterprises overcome numerous challenges common to
start-up through 'open development'characterized by collective sharing of knowledge, tools …

This study explored the obstacles that informal innovators encounter in product
development, prototyping, commercialization and adoption of informal innovations in …

Even though the informal sector is the largest contributor to African economies, very little
empirical research has been done on determinants of and barriers to product innovation in …

The central economic and social role of the informal sector is increasingly appreciated. Yet
while evidence shows that informal entrepreneurs can drive innovation, research on …