Informal businesses catalyse innovation in Mpumuza, Sweetwaters

Conventional thinking sees formal and informal businesses as binary opposites. But a recent study by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators reveals that informal traders engage in dynamic processes to catalyse innovation and contribute to the growth of their micro- and small-scale enterprises.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2025-12-09
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https://doi.org/10.14749/30830750
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Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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Informal businesses catalyse innovation in Mpumuza, Sweetwaters

Human Science Research Council SA
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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Informal businesses catalyse innovation in Mpumuza, Sweetwaters

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Abstract

Conventional thinking sees formal and informal businesses as binary opposites. But a recent study by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators reveals that informal traders engage in dynamic processes to catalyse innovation and contribute to the growth of their micro- and small-scale enterprises.

Human Science Research Council SA
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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