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Innovation through knowledge sharing: Evidence from the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe

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  • Tarisai Manyati

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This research sought to establish how knowledge is circulated among the informal sector innovators who develop innovations in the manufacture of de-haulers, an agricultural technology used to thresh seed. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and observation methods were used in collecting the data for this study. The study findings obtained from this study indicate that small-scale farmer feedback loops and knowledge transfers occur in the development of innovation. The study concludes that innovation in the manufacture of de-haulers is enabled by knowledge fusion sharing involving both close and casual relationships among informal innovators, formal sector manufacturers and small-scale farmers.

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  • Tarisai Manyati, 2014. "Innovation through knowledge sharing: Evidence from the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 281-288, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:6:y:2014:i:4:p:281-288
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2014.947196
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    1. Sharma, Gautam & Dahlstrand, Åsa Lindholm, 2023. "Innovations, informality, and the global south: A thematic analysis of past research and future directions," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

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