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Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Provides an overview of the African Union’s Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024)
  • Proposes the determinants of innovation capability in Africa
  • Provides a conceptual framework for addressing the issue of sustainable development in Africa

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies of Sustainable Business in Africa (PSSBA)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
    2. Impact of Education Quality on Sustainable Development in Africa

      • Adil A. Dafa’Alla, Elmouiz S. Hussein, Marwan A. A. Adam
      Pages 95-118
  3. Investment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: The Elephant in the Room

      • Mavis Gutu, Constantia Anastasiadou, Maktoba Omar, Collins Osei
      Pages 167-194
  4. Banking and Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
    2. The Kenyan Banking Industry: Challenges and Sustainability

      • Samuel Muiruri Muriithi, Lynette Louw
      Pages 197-222
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 237-253

About this book

Addressing the issues that will be central to Africa’s various attempts to effectively manage knowledge and innovation for sustainable business management, this edited book makes a timely contribution to research on business in Africa. Coinciding with the recently launched Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024) by the African Union (AU), which emphasises the critical role of science, technology and innovation for Africa’s socio-economic development and growth, the book echoes these themes with a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approach to knowledge and innovation management in Africa. Also containing case studies relating to various growing collaborations between education and research institutions, private and public entities as well as commercialisation of research and innovation outputs, Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa covers the key themes to provide an enabling environment for STI development in the African content.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    Allam Ahmed

About the editor

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. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa

  • Editors: Allam Ahmed

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies of Sustainable Business in Africa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41090-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41089-0Published: 17 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82264-8Published: 15 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41090-6Published: 09 February 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2662-1207

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-1215

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 253

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Management, IT in Business, Innovation/Technology Management

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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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