Competitiveness, productivity management and job creation in African enterprises : evidence from Mauritius and Kenya

Based mainly on surveys of 40 manufacturing enterprises in Mauritius and 41 enterprises in Kenya, examines the relationship between competitiveness, manufacturing capabilities and employment. Proposes a manufacturing capability index and examines the factors affecting it in each country. Discusses implications for competitiveness policies in other African economies.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Wignaraja, Ganeshan
Institutions:	International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations
Subject:	competitiveness \| labour productivity \| employment \| manufacturing \| production management \| Kenya \| Mauritius \| survey \| industrialization \| trade liberalization \| industrial engineering \| quality control \| product development \| statistical table \| compétitivité \| productivité du travail \| emploi \| industries manufacturières \| gestion de la production \| Maurice \| enquête \| industrialisation \| libéralisation des échanges \| ingénierie industrielle \| contrôle de qualité \| mise au point de produits \| tableau statistique \| competitividad \| productividad del trabajo \| empleo \| industrias manufactureras \| administración de la producción \| Mauricio \| encuesta \| industrialización \| liberalización del intercambio \| ingeniería industrial \| control de calidad \| desarrollo de productos \| cuadros estadísticos

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ILO Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Management and corporate citizenship working paper series 35 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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