How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training
The vast majority of micro and small enterprises in developing countries are located in industrial clusters, and the majority of such clusters have yet to see their growth take off. The performance of micro and small enterprise clusters is especial...
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okr-10986-35162021-04-23T14:02:10Z How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training Mano, Yukichi Iddrisu, Alhassan Yoshino, Yutaka Sonobe, Tetsushi ACCOUNTING ADVANCED TRAINING ATTRITION BASIC KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESSES CLASSROOM DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION VARIABLES EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT GLOBALIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LABOR ORGANIZATION LEARNING LITERACY LOCALIZATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MATERIAL MOBILE PHONE NEW ENTRANTS NEW TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PERFORMANCES PHONE NUMBERS PRIVATE SECTORS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY MANAGEMENT RESULT RESULTS SCHOOLING SITES SOCIAL WELFARE SUPPLIERS TEACHING TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOMMUNICATION TEXTBOOKS TRANSACTION VALUE CHAIN VOCATIONAL TRAINING WEB WORKING CAPITAL The vast majority of micro and small enterprises in developing countries are located in industrial clusters, and the majority of such clusters have yet to see their growth take off. The performance of micro and small enterprise clusters is especially low in Sub-Saharan Africa. While existing studies often attribute the poor performance to factors outside firms, problems within firms are seldom scrutinized. Entrepreneurs in these clusters are unfamiliar with standard business practices. Based on a randomized experiment in Ghana, this study demonstrates that basic-level management training improves business practices and performance, although the extent of improvement varies considerably among entrepreneurs. 2012-03-19T18:03:53Z 2012-03-19T18:03:53Z 2011-08-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110809112532 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3516 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5755 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Africa |
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ACCOUNTING ADVANCED TRAINING ATTRITION BASIC KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESSES CLASSROOM DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION VARIABLES EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT GLOBALIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LABOR ORGANIZATION LEARNING LITERACY LOCALIZATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MATERIAL MOBILE PHONE NEW ENTRANTS NEW TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PERFORMANCES PHONE NUMBERS PRIVATE SECTORS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY MANAGEMENT RESULT RESULTS SCHOOLING SITES SOCIAL WELFARE SUPPLIERS TEACHING TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOMMUNICATION TEXTBOOKS TRANSACTION VALUE CHAIN VOCATIONAL TRAINING WEB WORKING CAPITAL |
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ACCOUNTING ADVANCED TRAINING ATTRITION BASIC KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESSES CLASSROOM DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION VARIABLES EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT GLOBALIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IDS INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LABOR ORGANIZATION LEARNING LITERACY LOCALIZATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MATERIAL MOBILE PHONE NEW ENTRANTS NEW TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PERFORMANCES PHONE NUMBERS PRIVATE SECTORS PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY MANAGEMENT RESULT RESULTS SCHOOLING SITES SOCIAL WELFARE SUPPLIERS TEACHING TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOMMUNICATION TEXTBOOKS TRANSACTION VALUE CHAIN VOCATIONAL TRAINING WEB WORKING CAPITAL Mano, Yukichi Iddrisu, Alhassan Yoshino, Yutaka Sonobe, Tetsushi How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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The vast majority of micro and small
enterprises in developing countries are located in
industrial clusters, and the majority of such clusters have
yet to see their growth take off. The performance of micro
and small enterprise clusters is especially low in
Sub-Saharan Africa. While existing studies often attribute
the poor performance to factors outside firms, problems
within firms are seldom scrutinized. Entrepreneurs in these
clusters are unfamiliar with standard business practices.
Based on a randomized experiment in Ghana, this study
demonstrates that basic-level management training improves
business practices and performance, although the extent of
improvement varies considerably among entrepreneurs. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Mano, Yukichi Iddrisu, Alhassan Yoshino, Yutaka Sonobe, Tetsushi |
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Mano, Yukichi Iddrisu, Alhassan Yoshino, Yutaka Sonobe, Tetsushi |
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Mano, Yukichi |
| title |
How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training |
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how can micro and small enterprises in sub-saharan africa become more productive? the impacts of experimental basic managerial training |
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2012 |
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