{"product_id":"innovation-under-the-radar-the-nature-and-sources-of-innovation-in-africa-hardback-9781107183100","title":"Innovation under the Radar; The Nature and Sources of Innovation in Africa (Hardback) 9781107183100","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInnovation under the Radar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Nature and Sources of Innovation in Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first systematic and comprehensive analysis of innovation in Africa based on mixed methods and dedicated firm-level, multi-country, multi-year survey data.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eXiaolan Fu (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107183100, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 December 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.3 x 16 x 3.2 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… useful entrée into the author's quite extensive research program on a salient set of issues in economic development. Recommended.' D. Mitch, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eInvestigating the nature, drivers and sources of innovation in Africa, this book examines the channels for effective diffusion of innovation in and to Africa under institutional, resource and affordability constraints. Fu draws on almost a decade of research on innovation in Africa to explore these issues and unpack the process, combining a rigorous statistical analysis of a purposely designed multi-wave, multi-country survey with in-depth studies of representative cases. Building on this research, Fu argues that African firms are innovative but unsupported. Those 'under-the-radar' innovations that widely exist in Africa as a result of the constraints are not sufficient to enable Africa to leapfrog the innovation gap in the era of the fourth Industrial Revolution. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the creation and diffusion of innovation in low income countries. It also provides the first survey-based analysis of innovation in the informal economy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Luc Soete\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Innovation in Low Income Countries: Received Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Economy of Ghana and Tanzania: An Overview\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Nature and Domestic Sources of Innovation in Africa: 4. Innovation under the Radar as a Response to Constraints: The Nature of Innovation in Africa (with Giacommo Zanello)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Open Innovation as a Response to Constraints and Risks: The Role of Collaboration, Universities, Clusters and Value Chains\u003cbr\u003e 6. Innovation and Growth of African Firms: Survival and Growth\u003cbr\u003e 7. Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation (with Mammo Muchie and Abiodun Egbetokun)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Role of the State in Innovation in Africa (with George Essegbey and Bitrina Diyamett)\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Diffusion of Foreign Innovation into Africa: 9. The Diffusion of Foreign Innovation to Africa: The Role of Trade, MNEs and Diasporas\u003cbr\u003e 10. Social Networks and Knowledge Diffusion within MNE Subsidiaries\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Emerging Technologies and Innovation in Africa: 11. ICT Adoption and Innovation (with Jun Hou)\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Diffusion and Adoption of Digital Finance Innovation in Africa (with Anne Kingiri)\u003cbr\u003e 13. Opportunities and Challenges of 4th Industrial Revolution for Africa\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusions: Can Africa Leap Frog the Innovation Gap?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Information technology industries [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Information technology industries\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Information%20technology%20industries%20%5BKNTX%5D%22\"\u003eKNTX\u003c\/a\u003e], International business [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International business\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20business%20%5BKJK%5D%22\"\u003eKJK\u003c\/a\u003e], Business innovation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business innovation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20innovation%20%5BKJD%5D%22\"\u003eKJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005111718168,"sku":"9781107183100","price":85.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107183100i_8b44729e-380b-423e-8cad-3e2b9dcdb2da.jpg?v=1691362620","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/innovation-under-the-radar-the-nature-and-sources-of-innovation-in-africa-hardback-9781107183100","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}