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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? : The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training / Mano, Yukichi
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Mano, Yukichi
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access & Equity in Basic Education.
- E-Business.
- Education For All.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Industrial development.
- Labor Policies.
- Management training.
- Primary Education.
- Private Sector Development.
- Randomized experiment.
- Survival clusters.
- Africa.
- Ghana.
- Local Subjects:
- Access & Equity in Basic Education.
- E-Business.
- Education For All.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Industrial development.
- Labor Policies.
- Management training.
- Primary Education.
- Private Sector Development.
- Randomized experiment.
- Survival clusters.
- Africa.
- Ghana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (38 pages)
- Other Title:
- How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive?
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2011
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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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