Competitiveness, productivity management and job creation in African enterprises : evidence from Mauritius and Kenya
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competitiveness; labour productivity; employment; manufacturing; production management; survey.; industrialization; trade liberalization.; industrial engineering; quality control; product development; statistical table; compétitivité; productivité du travail; emploi; industries manufacturières; gestion de la production; enquête; industrialisation; libéralisation des échanges; ingénierie industrielle; contrôle de qualité; mise au point de produits; tableau statistique; competitividad; productividad del trabajo; empleo; industrias manufactureras; administración de la producción; encuesta; industrialización; liberalización del intercambio; ingeniería industrial; control de calidad; desarrollo de productos; cuadros estadísticos;All these keywords.
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