Leading Issues on Africa's Path to Industrialisation: The Role of Support Systems and Instruments

Yumkella, Kandeh K.; Vinanchiarachi, Jebamalai

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“…For example, Yeaple and Golub () show the impact of the availability (or lack) of physical infrastructure on total factor productivity. A similar evaluation on the importance of the infrastructure for industrial development could be found in Yumkella and Vinanchiarachi (). Tribe () and Rattsø and Torvik () discuss the relationship between foreign exchange shortages and poor manufacturing performance.…”

Section: What Are the Determinants Of Capacity Utilisation Rates?supporting

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Structural constraints and excess capacity: an international comparison of manufacturing firms

Dagdeviren¹

2016

Development Policy Review

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Excess capacity results in real and opportunity costs as well as lower factor productivity. Conventionally, variation in capacity utilisation rates has been explained with reference to the business cycles and market imperfections. In this article, we show that these two factors do not always fully explain the causes of idle capacity. Our findings suggest that manufacturing firms in low-income countries tend to have lower capacity utilisation (CU) rates than those in middle-and upper-middle-income groups. To explain this peculiarity, it is proposed in this article that the level of excess capacity partly depends on supply-side conditions and institutional variables. The findings provide strong support for this view and suggest that there are gains to be made in the manufacturing industries of the lower-income countries through improvements in the structural conditions. Development Policy Review, 2016, 34 (5): 623--641

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Section: What Are the Determinants Of Capacity Utilisation Rates?supporting

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Structural constraints and excess capacity: an international comparison of manufacturing firms

Dagdeviren¹

2016

Development Policy Review

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“…Bigsten and Söderbom (2005), on the other hand, emphasize how lack of access to credit by African manufacturing firms limits the industrial development process. Others have highlighted inadequate infrastructure (Tribe 2000, Yumkella andVinanchiarachi 2003), interruptions to the flow of inputs (Cramer 2000), high transaction costs (Collier, 2000) and political instability (Lall, 1995).…”

Section: Competitiveness Labour Productivity and Capacity Utilisatiomentioning

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A tale of industrial stagnation from Africa

Dagdeviren

Mahran

2010

International Review of Applied Economics

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Many African economies have experienced rather dismal industrial development since the 1980s. The consensus view is that African firms lack competitiveness in a world with increasing trade openness. What determines competitiveness? A well-known explanation is that resource endowments in Africa favour land not labour, which result in high wages, especially in comparison to "labour abundant" Asian economies. This paper examines the validity of this view on the basis of the case of Sudan. We demonstrate that the lack of competitiveness of manufacturing industries is not caused by high wages. Assuming a direct relationship between labour productivity and international competitiveness, we argue that acute capacity underutilisation, caused by supply-side constraints, lowers manufacturing productivity which in turn negatively influences competitiveness.

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“…Lawrence (2005) finds that the most significant challenges facing SMEs is the negative perception that their clients have on their ability to provide adequate and quality services for their needs. Yumkella and Vinanchiarachi (2003) find that improper planning and poor management have been posited as main causes of failure for SMEs.…”

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Challenges of going global for SMES

Al-Mubarak¹,

Alyafie²

2016

IJIKMMENA

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Purpose: This paper aims to contribute to the business literature by identifying challenges that hinder Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to go global.Design/methodology/approach: This study presents a model that shows the effect of different factors on globalisation of SMEs. Findings:The paper demonstrates several challenges facing SMEs to go global such as lack of technology and information, cultural and social differences, regulations and legal environment and marketing products internationally.Research limitations/Implications: There are areas which need more investigation such as expansion in study factors, using larger sample and conducting in-depth research interviews.

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Leading Issues on Africa's Path to Industrialisation: The Role of Support Systems and Instruments

Cited by 8 publications

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Structural constraints and excess capacity: an international comparison of manufacturing firms

Structural constraints and excess capacity: an international comparison of manufacturing firms

A tale of industrial stagnation from Africa

Challenges of going global for SMES

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