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Network Proximity and Business Practices in African Manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorFafchamps, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorSöderbom, Måns
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T19:16:53Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T19:16:53Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractPatterns of correlation in innovation and contractual practices among manufacturing firms in Ethiopia and Sudan are documented. Network data that indicate whether any two firms in the utilized sample do business with each other, buy inputs from a common supplier, or sell output to a common client are used for the analysis. Only limited support is found for the commonly held idea that firms that are more proximate in a network sense are more likely to adopt similar practices. Indeed, for certain practices, adoption decisions appear to be local strategic substitutes: if one firm in a given location uses a certain practice, nearby firms are less likely to do so. These results suggest that the diffusion of technology and new business practices may play a more limited role in spurring growth in Africa's manufacturing sector than is often assumed in the present policy discussion.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17797582/
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6474
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15606
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6474
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCLERKS
dc.subjectCODES
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCOMPONENTS
dc.subjectCORPORATIONS
dc.subjectCOVARIANCE MATRIX
dc.subjectCUSTOM
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMAIL ADDRESS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectINDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION EXCHANGE
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF USAGE
dc.subjectMANUFACTURERS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMISSING VALUES
dc.subjectMULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA
dc.subjectNETWORK DATA
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectNICHE MARKETS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectQUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSPINOFF
dc.subjectSTORE
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSE
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEBSITE
dc.titleNetwork Proximity and Business Practices in African Manufacturingen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleNetwork Proximity and Business Practices in African Manufacturing
okr.date.disclosure2013-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:18:52.117217Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17797582/
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid969591468008772793
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6474
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130604093356
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17797582
okr.identifier.reportWPS6474
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.region.countrySomalia
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22559
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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