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Indigenous innovation capability in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of the Nigerian situation

Egbetokun, A; Siyanbola, W; Adeniyi, A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Innovation process represents the long wave of value creation and it is the main powerful driver of future economic … of Science, Technology and Innovation and discusses the factors militating against the translation of scientific R … importance of institutional framework and knowledge pool in the process of building indigenous innovation capability for national …

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Innovation in Nigerian SMEs: types and impact

Egbetokun, A; Siyanbola, W; Olamade, O; Adeniyi, A; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This paper seeks to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in SMEs in developing countries and to … investigate the impact of these innovations on different dimensions of firm performance based on an industry-wide innovation … survey carried out in Nigeria in 2007. Although innovation is important for superior firm performance, our result found that …

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What Drives Innovation?: Inferences from an Industry-Wide Survey in Nigeria

Egbetokun, A; Siyanbola, W; Sanni, M; Olamade, O; Adeniyi, A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This chapter seeks to make some contributions to the literature on firm-level innovation in Africa by attempting to …-wide study. We focused on the product and process innovation activities of firms between 2003 and 2006 and found differences in … the factors that drive them at the firm level. Our results further show that interactions matter more than most innovation …

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On the capability of SMEs to innovate: the cable and wire manufacturing sub-sector in Nigeria

Egbetokun, A; Adeniyi, A; Siyanbola, W - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

This study explored the factors that explain innovation capability in SMEs in developing countries. This is important … manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The important factors that accounted for innovation performance were firm-level leadership and use … improved innovation capability. …

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Agricultural Technology Development Agency (ATMA): A Study of its Impact in Pilot Districts in Bihar, India

Singh, K.M.; Meena, M.S.; Singh, R.K.P.; Kumar, Abhay; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

directly on agricultural diversification and increasing farm income and rural employment. The central institutional innovation …

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Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA): A Study of its Impact in Pilot Districts in Bihar, India

Singh, K.M.; Meena, M.S.; Singh, R.K.P.; Kumar, Abhay; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

directly on agricultural diversification and increasing farm income and rural employment. The central institutional innovation …

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In-depth Study of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in India

Singh, K.M.; Meena, M.S.; Swanson, B.E.; Reddy, M.N.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This In-Depth Study of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in India is a full analysis of the pluralistic extension system in India, how it has changed over many years and the direction it is currently moving. Chapter-1 outlines the Evolution of the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension...

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A Village-level Study of Poverty in Bihar: Using panel data Approach

Singh, Krishna M.; Singh, R.K.P.; Meena, M.S.; Kumar, Abhay - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

In India, Bihar is amongst poorest state, with poverty incidence of 42.6%. Bihar constitutes about 3% of national geographical area, but supports, 8 % of its population. The state is characterized as most backward state of India. In Bihar there has been a slow decline in the incidence of...

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Rural Poverty in Jharkhand, India : An Empirical Study based on Panel Data

Singh, K.M.; Meena, M.S.; Singh, R.K.P.; Kumar, Abhay; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Jharkhand state is carved out from Bihar state in 2000. The state is rich in mineral resources and poor in agricultural production. More than 75% of work force is engaged in agriculture, but generates only 20% of state’s GDP. About 45% area is under non-agricultural use and 32% is culturable...

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Measurement of Attitude and Behavior of Self-help Group Members: Evaluative Study of Eastern India

Meena, M.S.; Singh, K.M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Emerging challenges in livelihood security necessitate group action; hence, building social capital is the critical in reducing rural poverty in India. Self-help groups (SHGs) have emerged as an effective mechanism of empowerment as well as being an efficient mode of technology dissemination....

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