Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-41089-0 (ISBN)
Allam Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex, UK, the Founding President of World Association for Sustainable Development, and the Founding Director of Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute. Allan is also a Fellow and Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, has advised the African Capacity Building Foundation and the EC, and held the position of International Co-ordinator UNESCO Chair on Transfer of technology.
PART I: Introduction.- Chapter 1 Managing knowledge and innovation for sustainable knowledge-based economy in Africa (Allam Ahmed).- PART II: Regional dimensions.- Chapter 2 The role of an innovative ICT-based entrepreneurial evolution on Africa's development - the case of university-based incubators (Sherif Kamel).- Chapter 3 Impact of education quality on sustainable development in Africa (Adil A. Dafa'Alla, Elmouiz S. Hussein and Marwan A. A. Adam).- Chapter 4 MIDLAND: a strategic successful initiative in the African market (Vimi Jham).- Chapter 5 Policy support for innovation at grassroots in Africa (Chux Daniels).- Chapter 6 Globalisation, innovation activities and the technology gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the industrialised countries (Khaled Elmawazini, Mohd Shukri Hajinoor and Ibrahim Ngouhouo).- Chapter 7 Understanding how failing a job interview may be a source of innovation: The case of WhatsApp founders (Alain Ndedi and Kelly Mua Kingsley).- PARTIII: Country-specific perspective.- Chapter 8 Design engineering capacity building and innovation in the industrial sector in North African countries: the case of Algeria (Abdelkader Djeflat).- Chapter 9 Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room (Mavis Gutu, Constantia Anastasiadou, Maktoba Omar and Collins Osei).- Chapter 10 Prospects and challenges of managing clusters as entrepreneurship development interventions for sustainable development in Nigeria: a discourse analysis (Lukman Raimi, Stephen Bolaji Peluola and Morufu Oladimeji Shokunbi).- Chapter 11 Assessment and way forward of the Douala Stock Exchange in Cameroon (Alain Ndedi).- Chapter 12 Mind mapping in Sudanese medical education (Nahlaa A. Khalifa).- Chapter 13 Absorptive capacity of human capital and international R&D spillover in Egypt (Eman Elish and Hany El Shamy).
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.02.2017 |
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Reihe/Serie | Palgrave Studies of Sustainable Business in Africa |
Zusatzinfo | XXV, 253 p. 16 illus., 2 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management |
Schlagworte | Development • Education • Innovation/Technology Management • IT in business • knowledge management • Management • Palgrave Business & Management Collection • Palgrave Business & Management Collection • socio-economic growth • Technology |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-41089-X / 331941089X |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-41089-0 / 9783319410890 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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