Networks, trust, and innovation in Tanzania's manufacturing sector

被引：86

作者：

Murphy, JT ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Salem State Coll, Salem, MA 01970 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2002年 / 30卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

innovation; trust; networks; social capital; sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania;

D O I：

10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00131-0

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The social dimensions of innovation are examined for a group of manufacturers in Mwanza, Tanzania. Social networks of businesspeople in Mwanza are found to support innovation in manufacturing firms. Trust in these relations is especially important as it improves the quality of information exchanges and encourages the development of strong intracommunity ties and weak intercommunity relations. A typology of manufacturers demonstrates how different social strategies relate to innovation. The findings suggest that openness to social relations enhances innovation but that weak formal institutions discourage manufacturers from extending their social relations beyond core networks. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：591 / 619

页数：29