Drivers and Modalities of Collaborative Innovation among Nairobi’s Mobile Tech Start-ups

dc.citation.doihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/30359
dc.contributor.authorNzomo, Victor
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Jacquelene
dc.contributor.authorMatu-Mureithi, Louisa
dc.contributor.authorMuchiri, Caroline Wanjiru
dc.contributor.authorRutenberg, Isaac
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-13T04:29:41Z
dc.date.available2020-12-13T04:29:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.description.abstractThis article sets out findings from research into the collaborative modalities present in the innovation practices of mobile tech start-ups in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Drawing on findings from qualitative data collection from respondents at 25 startups in the Nairobi mobile tech ecosystem, the study explores the start-ups’ participation in tech hubs, their internal collaborative activities, their external collaborations, their approaches to managing the knowledge and innovations they generate, and their approaches to the scaling of their enterprises. The study finds that three key drivers of the start-ups’ collaborative innovation practices are openness, networking, and informality.
dc.description.librarianCA2020en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNzomo, V., Mwangi, J., Matu-Mureithi, L., Muchiri, C. W., & Rutenberg, I. (2020). Drivers and modalities of collaborative innovation among Nairobi’s mobile tech startups. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 26, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/30359
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/30359
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/30359
dc.identifier.uri
dc.journal.issue26en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.titleDrivers and Modalities of Collaborative Innovation among Nairobi’s Mobile Tech Start-upsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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