Issues in innovation and development in the handicrafts industries of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

IF 1.4 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2021-07-19 DOI:10.1080/2157930X.2021.1951636

O. Abisuga, Kumbunani Mpofu, T. Nenzhelele

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ABSTRACT The handicraft industries are of great significance and economic value to many poor households but are still being neglected without enough support from the government and non-government institutions. The purpose of this research is to describe the experiences and insight of the crafter’s business activities in the Midlands, as well as the critical success factors towards innovation and development of the industry. This study argues that the handicraft entrepreneur needs to be innovative, explore and try new ideas towards the development and sustainability of the industry. The research objective is to identify the basic factors that affect the innovation and developmental needs of entrepreneurs operating handicraft enterprises. Quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were used for conducting the study. The key finding indicates an urgent need for intervention for handicraft entrepreneurs towards innovation and sustainable development of the industry. Hence, handicraft producers need more support than ever if they are to continue to sustain their livelihood and remain more worthwhile, with the fluctuations in consumer buying trends and tastes, combined with declining tourist visits to handicraft markets.

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南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省手工业创新与发展中的问题

手工业对许多贫困户具有重要意义和经济价值，但由于缺乏政府和非政府机构的足够支持，手工业仍然被忽视。本研究的目的是描述工匠在中部地区的商业活动的经验和见解，以及对行业创新和发展的关键成功因素。本研究认为手工艺企业家需要创新，探索和尝试新的思路，以实现行业的发展和可持续发展。研究目的是找出影响手工艺企业企业家创新与发展需求的基本因素。采用定量的数据收集和分析方法进行研究。这一关键发现表明，手工艺企业家迫切需要干预，以实现行业的创新和可持续发展。因此，随着消费者购买趋势和品味的波动，加上前往手工艺市场的游客减少，手工业生产者要想继续维持生计，并保持其价值，比以往任何时候都需要更多的支持。

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Innovation and Development Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： conomic development and growth depend as much on social innovations as on technological advances. However, the discourse has often been confined to technological innovations in the industrial sector, with insufficient attention being paid to institutional and organisational change and to the informal sector which in some countries in the South plays a significant role. Innovation and Development is an interdisciplinary journal that adopts a broad approach to the study of innovation, in all sectors of the economy and sections of society, furthering understanding of the multidimensional process of innovation and development. It provides a forum for the discussion of issues pertaining to innovation, development and their interaction, both in the developed and developing world, with the aim of encouraging sustainable and inclusive growth. The journal encourages articles that approach the problem broadly in line with innovation system perspective focusing on the evolutionary and institutional structure of innovation and development. This focus cuts across the disciplines of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Science and Technology Policy, Geography and Development Practice. In a section entitled Innovation in Practice, the journal includes short reports on innovative experiments with proven development impact with a view to encouraging scholars to undertake systematic inquiries on such experiments. Brief abstracts of degree awarded PhD theses in the broad area of concern for the journal and brief notes which highlight innovative ways of using internet resources and new databases or software are also published.