Competitiveness, productivity management and job creation in African enterprises : evidence from Mauritius and Kenya
Management and Corporate Citizenship Working Paper no. 5
Series on productivity and competitiveness management
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.
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.