Il‐haam Petersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4155181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Il‐haam Petersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Il‐haam |
| FAMILY NAME | Petersen |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSEN I H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Human Sciences Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9609-0853 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An indicator framework for assessing innovation capabilities in the informal sector
Increasingly, the potential of the informal sector in offering alternative development pathways is highlighted. A challenge is to understand how informal enterprises build innovation capabilities that break necessity-driven path dependencies. This paper proposes an empirically-grounded, multi-dimensional indicator framework to assess innovation capabilities in the informal sector. The research draws on a survey of 996 informal enterprises and in-…
Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa
Universities as change agents in resource-poor local settings
University-community engagement is emerging as an important channel for social innovation, requiring universities to act as change agents in their local settings. The role of change agent presents new challenges for universities as it requires going beyond institutional borders to collaborate with non-traditional partners such as informal enterprises, and to stimulate and support innovation that may be seen as relevant to a given local setting on…
Measurement of innovation in the informal sector in Africa
Innovation is key to industrialization in Africa and must be aligned with industrial policy. A challenge for African countries is to design and implement innovation and industrial policies that take into account the unique structural nature of African economies, in which the informal sector is prevalent. This paper argues that a measurement programme focused on innovation in the context of local economic development is imperative for setting indu…
Facilitators and obstacles to cooperation in international development networks
This paper draws attention to the value of a network approach for understanding cooperation in international development networks. The approach emphasises the impact of social interaction, and the values, ideas, and behaviours of individuals on the achievement of development goals. Social network analysis is used to analyse the social structure and dynamics of interaction in an aid-funded development network organisation that aimed to develop opt…
Achieving Co-Operation in an Aid-Funded Development Network Organisation (DNO)
Higher education and economic development
Higher education and economic development
Measurement of innovation in the informal sector in Africa
Innovation is key to industrialization in Africa and must be aligned with industrial policy. A challenge for African countries is to design and implement innovation and industrial policies that take into account the unique structural nature of African economies, in which the informal sector is prevalent. This paper argues that a measurement programme focused on innovation in the context of local economic development is imperative for setting indu…
Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa
Achieving Co-Operation in an Aid-Funded Development Network Organisation (DNO)
Higher education and economic development
Facilitators and obstacles to cooperation in international development networks
This paper draws attention to the value of a network approach for understanding cooperation in international development networks. The approach emphasises the impact of social interaction, and the values, ideas, and behaviours of individuals on the achievement of development goals. Social network analysis is used to analyse the social structure and dynamics of interaction in an aid-funded development network organisation that aimed to develop opt…
Universities as change agents in resource-poor local settings
University-community engagement is emerging as an important channel for social innovation, requiring universities to act as change agents in their local settings. The role of change agent presents new challenges for universities as it requires going beyond institutional borders to collaborate with non-traditional partners such as informal enterprises, and to stimulate and support innovation that may be seen as relevant to a given local setting on…
Measurement of innovation in the informal sector in Africa
Innovation is key to industrialization in Africa and must be aligned with industrial policy. A challenge for African countries is to design and implement innovation and industrial policies that take into account the unique structural nature of African economies, in which the informal sector is prevalent. This paper argues that a measurement programme focused on innovation in the context of local economic development is imperative for setting indu…
An indicator framework for assessing innovation capabilities in the informal sector
Increasingly, the potential of the informal sector in offering alternative development pathways is highlighted. A challenge is to understand how informal enterprises build innovation capabilities that break necessity-driven path dependencies. This paper proposes an empirically-grounded, multi-dimensional indicator framework to assess innovation capabilities in the informal sector. The research draws on a survey of 996 informal enterprises and in-…
Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa
Computer Science (5 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Knowledge management (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Economic system (2 works)