Ayelech Tiruwha Melese
Biographic Data
| ID | 2078295 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayelech Tiruwha Melese |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayelech Tiruwha |
| FAMILY NAME | Melese |
| SIGNATURE | MELESE A T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Roskilde University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Technological Capabilities, Upgrading, and Value Capture in Global Value Chains
Many local firms in sub-Saharan African countries are failing to enter and upgrade in new manufacturing and agribusiness export sectors. This article argues that we need to look more closely at the costly, risky, and uncertain firm-level processes of building capabilities in order to understand this challenge. However, local firm agency is constrained and has to be situated in asymmetric structures that are determined by transnational interfirm r…
Endogenisation or enclave formation? The development of the Ethiopian cut flower industry
This paper examines the evolution of the Ethiopian cut flower industry, illustrating how rapidly a potential comparative advantage can be realised. But the question is to what extent a country benefits from this in the long run, if foreign direct investment is the principal driving force. Will the new industry become an enclave, or will it be accompanied by a process of building local capabilities, a process which we denominate endogenisation? A …
Endogenisation or enclave formation? The development of the Ethiopian cut flower industry
This paper examines the evolution of the Ethiopian cut flower industry, illustrating how rapidly a potential comparative advantage can be realised. But the question is to what extent a country benefits from this in the long run, if foreign direct investment is the principal driving force. Will the new industry become an enclave, or will it be accompanied by a process of building local capabilities, a process which we denominate endogenisation? A …
Technological Capabilities, Upgrading, and Value Capture in Global Value Chains
Many local firms in sub-Saharan African countries are failing to enter and upgrade in new manufacturing and agribusiness export sectors. This article argues that we need to look more closely at the costly, risky, and uncertain firm-level processes of building capabilities in order to understand this challenge. However, local firm agency is constrained and has to be situated in asymmetric structures that are determined by transnational interfirm r…
Endogenisation or enclave formation? The development of the Ethiopian cut flower industry
This paper examines the evolution of the Ethiopian cut flower industry, illustrating how rapidly a potential comparative advantage can be realised. But the question is to what extent a country benefits from this in the long run, if foreign direct investment is the principal driving force. Will the new industry become an enclave, or will it be accompanied by a process of building local capabilities, a process which we denominate endogenisation? A …
Technological Capabilities, Upgrading, and Value Capture in Global Value Chains
Many local firms in sub-Saharan African countries are failing to enter and upgrade in new manufacturing and agribusiness export sectors. This article argues that we need to look more closely at the costly, risky, and uncertain firm-level processes of building capabilities in order to understand this challenge. However, local firm agency is constrained and has to be situated in asymmetric structures that are determined by transnational interfirm r…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (2 works) · Industrial organization (2 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Value (mathematics) (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Clothing (1 work)