Capital goods industries and technological dependence: a study of development of technological capabilities in capital goods industries in Tanzania.
| dc.contributor.author | Mongula, Benedict Stephen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-01T12:40:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-07T15:58:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-01T12:40:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-07T15:58:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines the experience of Tanzania's capital goods industries in accumulating technological capabilities. With reference to thirty five public and private industrial establishments it examines the length of workers' experience, their tendency to use of engineers, technicians and skilled artisans, and the existence and use of technological institutions. Furthermore, it explores the factors affecting accumulation of capabilities like choice of technology, attraction and retention of engineers, technicians and skilled artisans, efforts to train workers and technology transfer. The study reveals that most of the capital goods industrial establishments in Tanzania are characterised by long workers' experience, have a tendency to recruit workers with previous experience, make wide use of engineers and technicians and they do also have, though not quite developed, structures for design development, production planning/control and quality control. However, differences were noticed in these aspects between public and private establishments and sophisticated and simple ones; for example public establishments made greater use of engineers while private ones relied a lot on workers' long experience. The public establishments also had better pay packages and more training too. Furthermore, the study reveals that workers' experience, technological simplicity and use of engineers by industrial establishments has implications on productivity and innovations. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mongula, B. S. (1996). Capital goods industries and technological dependence: a study of development of technological capabilities in capital goods industries in Tanzania. Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/search.aspx?formtype=advanced) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3048 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Industrial equipment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Utilization | en_US |
| dc.subject | Saving and investment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Capital goods industries and technological dependence: a study of development of technological capabilities in capital goods industries in Tanzania. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |