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Intellectual Capital of Africa: Comparison of the Five Most Competitive Countries

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  • Driss Tsouli
  • Bouchra Elabbadi

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This paper proposes a comparison of the national intellectual capital of African countries. Using the longitudinal data spanning the period from 2010 to 2014, based on 22 indicators. This study compares the national intellectual capital of the five most competitive African countries: 1 Mauritius, 2 South Africa, 3 Rwanda, 4 Botswana, and 5 Morocco. The results confirm the importance of intellectual capital in the competitiveness of countries. The research findings make clear the status of national intellectual capital of the five African countries, as a result of that to provide information for policymakers to establish public strategies for building sustainable national competitiveness.

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  • Driss Tsouli & Bouchra Elabbadi, 2018. "Intellectual Capital of Africa: Comparison of the Five Most Competitive Countries," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 8(2), pages 71-84, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:ber888:v:8:y:2018:i:2:p:71-84
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    Keywords

    National intellectual capital; National competitiveness; African countries; World Economic Forum;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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