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Knowledge spillover, human capital and agglomeration dynamics in Nigeria's ICT clusters

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  • Olusesan Michael Awoleye

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There is a dearth of robust and recent empirical researches on the dynamics of geographical proximity of firms as it relates to business performance in the context of ICT firms in Nigeria. This paper thus leveraged Marshall-Arrow-Romer on externalities to investigate the effect of co-location on the firm's performance. The research surveyed 228 chief executives in three major ICT clusters in Nigeria, including the Otigba Computer Village, Lagos. Twenty cluster-related questionnaire items were completed by the firms involved in sales, maintenance and manufacturing of ICT products. Factor analysis extracted seven latent variables capable of impacting business performance in the selected clusters. This explains 71.45% of the accumulated variance. However, a confirmatory test thereafter confirmed only four of these factors. These are human capital, coopetition, resource sharing and outsourcing. The study thus highlighted theoretical relevance and advanced some policy suggestions to further strengthen the activities of the businesses in the clusters.

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  • Olusesan Michael Awoleye, 2022. "Knowledge spillover, human capital and agglomeration dynamics in Nigeria's ICT clusters," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 27(3), pages 352-382.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:27:y:2022:i:3:p:352-382
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    1. Mohammed Musa Bayero, 2023. "IT Infrastructure, Knowledge Management and Firm Competitiveness: Exploring Mediating Role of IT Outsourcing in Nigeria," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 43-58, June.

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