Title: The innovation dilemma of the Ghanaian textile industry

Authors: Nnamdi O. Madichie, Ahmed Tijani Saeed

Addresses: College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE. ' University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS, UK

Abstract: This paper evaluates the degree of entrepreneurship in the Ghanaian textile industry and highlights whether it has any embedded innovation attributes. The primary aim is to investigate whether entrepreneurship and innovation can exist independently or whether a combination and to what extent such combination would enhance success on the international market. Our paper is based on a longitudinal study of the Ghanaian textile industry – drawing upon the trade liberalisation orthodoxy and its implications for emerging markets.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation management; SMEs; small and medium-sized enterprises; textile industry; Ghana; international trade liberalisation; emerging markets; longitudinal studies; Africa.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2010.030070

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2010 Vol.11 No.2, pp.228 - 238

Published online: 09 Dec 2009 *

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