Aiming at a better understanding of the extent to which Africa-focused research has helped develop context …-bound, context-specific, and context-free knowledge, the authors present the findings from a literature review of journal articles … with an African context. A systematic search resulted in 271 articles with African data and 139 Africa-focused articles …

important role of developing, preserving and spreading human knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to provoke thinking and to …

their products by lying about the science behind the products. Individuals harmed by these misrepresentations should be able … to sue for fraud. Plaintiffs in fraud cases of this kind—where the misrepresentation pertains to scientific knowledge …? Second, how should the court determine what knowledge the scientific community held at a given time for the purpose of …

Various forms of interaction during the process of research and innovation constitute a global network of knowledge … network to participate in global knowledge ows and to increase success in idea generation, invention and innovation. In this … chapter, we review the literature on two of the most important channels of international knowledge diffusion in the field of …

Purpose - The paper assesses how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …-tech commodities in Africa, the continent has to start thinking of how to participate in the global value chain of producing what it … towards knowledge based economies, the line of inquiry is timely. Second, investigating the nexus may have substantial poverty …

Purpose - The paper assesses how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …-tech commodities in Africa, the continent has to start thinking of how to participate in the global value chain of producing what it … towards knowledge based economies, the line of inquiry is timely. Second, investigating the nexus may have substantial poverty …

Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledgebased economies. This study … their current drive towards building knowledge-based economies. These are discussed in terms of three pillars of the World … Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and …

This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human … capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of … providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that can be understood within the context of country-specific gaps between the …

Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study … their current drive towards building knowledge-based economies. These are discussed in terms of three pillars of the World … Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and …

This paper provides a systematic review of challenges to doing business in Africa. It complements the extant literature …; and what are the challenges to doing business in Africa? In providing answers to these questions, the nexus between the …