Technological Leapfrogging and Innovation in Africa

Edited by Ethné Swartz, Montclair State University, US and University of Pretoria, South Africa, Caren Brenda Scheepers, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Adam Lindgreen, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Extraordinary Professor, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Shumaila Yousafzai, Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan and Cardiff University, UK and Marianne Matthee, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

• Contents:Foreword xiiby Kimberly Killmer HollisterForeword xivby Morris MthombeniAcknowledgements xviiIntroduction to Technological Leapfrogging and Innovation in Africa 1Ethné Swartz, Caren Brenda Scheepers, Adam Lindgreen, Shumaila Yousafzai,and Marianne Matthee1 Technology leapfrogging in Sub-Saharan Africa: jumping themanagement capabilities gap 17David Teece, Kieran Brown, and Phil Alves2 Following the money: leapfrogging through and with entrepreneurialgrowth companies in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa 33Ethné Swartz, Christopher Denecke and Caren Brenda Scheepers3 Technological leapfrogging in Africa: critical success factors to driveinclusive growth 55Marianne Matthee and Caren Brenda Scheepers4 Advancing technological hub collaborations to promote transnationalAfrican communities 71Michelle Montague-Mfuni, Frances Fabian, and Caren Brenda Scheepers5 Digital technology and innovation in Africa: leapfrogging in finance 89Njuguna Ndung’u and Alex Oguso6 Financial leapfrogging and innovative financing in sub-Saharan Africa:gender-lens investments for gender equality 112Michele Ruiters and Motshedisi Mathibe7 Two kinds of time: the Chinese–Kenyan infrastructure disconnect 136Arielle S. Emmett8 Ongoing technological innovation in the home: a blessing or a curse? 155Alet C. Erasmus9 Can digital technologies help Africa to leapfrog its massive education gap? 171Ali Parry and Wilma Viviers10 Digital leadership skills that South African leaders require forsuccessful digital transformation 184Asmitha Tiekam and Hugh Myres11 Legal leapfrogging? Legal system and rule of law effects oncross-listing to bond by emerging-market firms 207Joel Malen, Paul M. Vaaler, and Ivy Zhang12 How intellectual property regimes and innovative infrastructurepromote growth of Africa’s technological market 245Ashley Elizabeth Sperbeck13 Africa’s post-pandemic economic recovery: catch up, don’t give up 268Lyal White, Liezl Rees, and Nikitta HahnIndex

‘This provocative volume provides a whole new lens for understanding the potential of technology to redefine the future of Africa. The contributors provide a perspective that is both realistic and holistic, particularly in reflecting the social, economic, cultural, and political challenges facing the continent. They approach technological leapfrogging not as a silver bullet, but as a catalyst that, if managed appropriately, can have cross-sectoral benefits and produce sustainable economic development.’