The Role of Technology in Manufacturing Production Across Firms in Africa
Donatus Ayitey
Donatus Ayitey, The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana.
Manuscript received on 11 January 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 29 January 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 February 2021 | Manuscript published on 28 February 2021 | PP: 6-11 | Volume-1 Issue-1 February 2021 | Retrieval Number: A1003011121/2021©LSP
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Abstract: This study sought to assess the contribution of technological change over the 1990s to the performance of manufacturing industry in Sub-Sahara Africa. Applying the Multivariate Multilevel Statistical modelling tools, the study investigated variability in productivity growth across firms within and between countries in Africa due to technological change, firm and country- specific effects. The results established that variability in productivity growth duet technological change over the period was not significant. The study established that variability in productivity growth across firms has been due to physical and human capital and labourinputsand not technology and so policy efforts must be concentrated on creating the environment for building technological capacity specifically in Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon.
Keywords: Technological Change, Physical Capital, Human Capital, Productivity Growth, Africa.