Abstract “Queer” is a relatively recent and somewhat controversial term in African studies. Yet it proving to be productive, not only for understanding subjectivities of sexuality gender, but also situating Africa’s position the larger economy knowledge. Otu van Klinken explore productive tensions between “queer” “Africa,” aim read Africa as queer from Africa. Thus, rather than imagining polar ...

The interaction among information and communication technology (ICT) industries is a recently ubiquitous phenomenon through fixed-mobile integration. To monitor the impact of interaction, previous research has mainly focused on measuring spillover effect among ICT industries using various methods. Among others, inter-industry analysis is one of the useful methods for examining spillover effect ...

Big data technology is being adopted in industry and government at a record rate. A large number of enterprises believe big data analytics will redefine the competitive landscape of their industries within the next few years. Adoption is now perceived as a matter of survival. The unprecedented accumulation of data in almost all industries and government is unquestionable, but is the extravagant...

Intellectual property rights are widely recognized as critical assets in many industries, especially “high-tech” industries. Companies like IBM, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard regard their patents and copyrights, along with their other intangible assets such as know-how, as central elements giving them competitive advantage. Likewise, many software companies, from Microsoft to software startups see...

This paper deals with the competitive location problems using fuzzy sets. The basic notions on fuzzy optimization and linear programming using fuzzy sets are briefly reviewed. The standard leader-follower location problem and its linear mathematical programming formulation are described. The works appeared in the literature concerning the use of fuzzy sets are analyzed. Keywords— Fuzzy Optimiza...

In the publication Growth Platforms for a Competitive Australia, McKinsey & Co. (1995) compared Australia’s relative economic prosperity with those of leading countries such as the United States. The report highlighted that Australia’s GDP per capita is 30 percent behind the best performing country, the United States. Most of this gap is due to lower labour productivity. The report was based on...

Columbia University Law School professor Tim Wu’s temporary appointment as a special advisor to the Federal Trade Commission’s policy office has created considerable consternation in the communications industry, as reported in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. Wu is the author of a powerful and eminently readable book, The Master Switch, which tells the story of what he calls “The Cycle,” ...

The paper considers the location of two industries in two countries. Both industries are imperfectly competitive, producing goods for final consumption and use as intermediates. Intermediate usage creates cost and demand linkages between firms, encouraging industrial agglomeration. With high trade barriers each industry operates in both locations in order to supply final consumers. At lower tra...