A Taxonomy to Understand Scaling of Innovation by African Enterprises

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dc.article.end-page22en_ZA
dc.article.start-page1en_ZA
dc.citation.doihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31370en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Chris
dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Jeremy
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T23:15:24Z
dc.date.available2021-05-31T23:15:24Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-31
dc.description.abstractGrounded in empirical research findings and key statements in the literature, this article proposes a four-part taxonomy for mapping African knowledge-based enterprises’ efforts to achieve scale. The taxonomy, adapted from the framework proposed by Uvin et al. (2000), is comprised of scaling by expanding coverage; by broadening activities; by changing behaviour; and by building sustainability. The article sets out the framework and provides examples of the four scaling dimensions from empirical research conducted in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, and South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianCA2021en_ZA
dc.facultyHumanitiesen_ZA
dc.funderSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationArmstrong, C., & De Beer, J. (2021). A taxonomy to understand scaling of innovation by African enterprises. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 27, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31370en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2077-7213 (online version)
dc.identifier.issn2077-7205 (print version)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/31370
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31370
dc.journal.issue27en_ZA
dc.journal.linkhttps://www.wits.ac.za/linkcentre/ajicen_ZA
dc.journal.titleThe African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC)en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.orcid.idArmstrong: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-2579en_ZA
dc.orcid.idDe Beer: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9753-3708en_ZA
dc.publisherLINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburgen_ZA
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM)en_ZA
dc.subjectscaling, innovation, enterprises, Africa, definitions, taxonomies, scaling up, scaling out, scaling down, scaling in, expanding coverage, broadening activities, behaviour change, sustainabilityen_ZA
dc.titleA Taxonomy to Understand Scaling of Innovation by African Enterprisesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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