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African Firms : Learning and Productivity Improvement

dc.contributor.author Biggs, Tyler
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T09:39:02Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T09:39:02Z
dc.date.issued 2000-10
dc.description.abstract Among the most pressing questions facing manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa is how to raise productivity. Market liberalization and the move away from inward-looking trade policies has forced African firms to compete head-on with stronger, more experienced rivals both at home and abroad. In order for them to survive and take advantage of the new opportunities created by economic reforms, African firms must find ways to raise their technical capabilities. The study, training, technology, and firm efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa examines private 'learning' mechanisms by which firms build up technical capability and improve productivity. The paper then attempts to measure the impact of these learning investments on enterprise productivity. Survey data from five African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Zambia are used in the study. The data come from firm level surveys conducted in the mid-1990s by the World Bank's Regional Program on enterprise development more than 1,000 firms of all sizes were surveyed across four manufacturing sub-sectors. In the interviews, managers were asked about worker training and technology investments. This information was augmented by a random sample of workers in the firms from each employment category. Workers were questioned about their training experience, work histories, and compensation. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/12356229/african-firms-learning-productivity-improvement
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9831
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 169
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject BUSINESS PARTNERS
dc.subject BUSINESS STRATEGY
dc.subject BUYERS
dc.subject CAPABILITIES
dc.subject CAPABILITY
dc.subject CLASSROOM
dc.subject CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
dc.subject E-MAIL
dc.subject ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject EQUIPMENT
dc.subject FORMAL TRAINING
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INNOVATION
dc.subject INSTRUCTION
dc.subject JOINT VENTURES
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject LICENSE
dc.subject LICENSE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject LICENSES
dc.subject MANUFACTURING
dc.subject NEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject PRIMARY DETERMINANT
dc.subject PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject R&D
dc.subject RESULT
dc.subject RESULTS
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SKILLED PERSONNEL
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNICIANS
dc.subject TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
dc.subject TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject TRAINING MATERIALS
dc.subject TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject USES
dc.subject WORK HISTORIES
dc.title African Firms : Learning and Productivity Improvement en
dc.title.alternative Le secteur manufacturier Africain : amelioration de l'apprentissage et de la productivite en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2010-06-02
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/12356229/african-firms-learning-productivity-improvement
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20100602023430
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 12356229
okr.identifier.report 54794
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/02/000333038_20100602023430/Rendered/PDF/547940BRI0Box31690Oct0200001PUBLIC1.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic Education :: Education For All
okr.topic Access and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.unit Social Protection Team (HDNSP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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