Industrial innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: the manufacturing sector in Nigeria

This paper presents the findings of a study on the innovative behaviour of over 50 firms in a Sub-Saharan African country, Nigeria. The study examines the engineering and agro-allied sectors and the nature of linkages they form with research and development institutions (RDIs). We found evidence of...

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Published in:Research policy 1996-10, Vol.25 (7), p.1081-1096
Main Authors: Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, B., Laditan, G.O.A., Esubiyi, A.O.
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