The article investigates the existence of market externalities due to increasing returns to marketing. Panel data on 198 pairs of maize markets in Zambia and correlated random effects linear and tobit estimators were used to model the relationship between market externalities and...

The history of development shows convincingly that no country has substantially reduced poverty without massively increasing the use of electricity. The development of micro-enterprises in rural areas of Uganda is linked with increased access and useof electricity services. In this study, I...

University strategic planning for information systems and management was investigated for four Indonesian higher educational institutions. A combination of the case study approach and a survey of a small sample of academic staff who have used the systems, was undertaken. Staff perceptions of the...

SMMEs provide opportunities for employment and economic growth for South Africa.SMMEs need to be as prepared as their larger counterparts in the ever-changing local andglobal business environment. In order to become not only successful but also sustainable, thesmaller enterprise must be aware of...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published [following peer-review] in Online Information Review, published by and copyright Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

The rising interest in innovation studies as indicators of industry growth has resulted in the proliferation of research unpacking the elements that enable companies to learn and to innovate (Arthur De Little, 2001; Smith, 2000). In recent years the attention has been focused on knowledge-intensive...