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- Title
Local effort and global connections: The role of international linkages in the evolution of technological capabilities at SASOL.
- Authors
BROMFIELD, TRACY; BARNARD, HELENA
- Abstract
The article discusses how a firm's ability to develop technological expertise helps create stability during changing economic conditions or the introduction of new competitors, but adds that the development of international linkages is the key factor in sustaining innovation. The article examines how the South African synthetic fuels producer Sasol has been able to develop itself both internationally and technologically since its founding in the 1950s. It examines how the company has cultivated international and domestic knowledge and discusses how the company's international ties have shifted over time.
- Subjects
SASOL Ltd.; SYNTHETIC fuels; EXPERTISE; BUSINESS success; INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; CREATIVE ability in technology; BUSINESS development; STRATEGIC planning; INTERNATIONAL competition
- Publication
South African Journal of Economic History, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
1011-3436
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10113430909511213