Background: Comparatively, industry clusters in Africa have retrogressed over the years while their counterparts in Asia, Europe and America serve as engines for innovation and economic development. The textile industry cluster in most African economies has been threatened and is negatively affecting productivity, employment and revenue generation. Their survival, growth and sustainability are critical because of the sector’s contribution to national development Objective: In this ariticle we investigate the role fators such as stakeholder relation among actors in the textile ecosystem, influence of supply chain networks, third-party pressures and technological changes affected the development of textile clusters in Ghana and how the country can rebuild the clusters. Method: Using partial least-square structural equation modelling techninque, we tested theoritical hypotheses using survey data from firms in the industrial enclave of Ghana. Result: The findings from the study acknowledges a sharp decline in the productivity and performance of firms in various industrial sectors especially the textile cluster. The influx of copycat products coupled with the firm’s inability to adapt to changing production technology have been a key influencer in the deteriorating state of the textile industries. Again, gaps in stakeholder interactions and underutilised supply chain networks create bottlenecks that hinder the competitiveness and performance of these enterprises. Conclusion: On the contrary, findings from our study suggest external pressure from donors, multinationals and political influencers do not affect the performance and competitiveness of the textile sector as suggested by previous studies. Resuscitating the industry sector requires deliberate effort to improve coordination, information and technology sharing between key actors.

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对非洲集群过早衰落的影响因素的实证检验：加纳纺织集群的证据

背景：相比较而言，非洲的产业集群多年来已经倒退，而亚洲，欧洲和美洲的产业集群却是创新和经济发展的引擎。大多数非洲经济体中的纺织产业集群受到威胁，并正在对生产力，就业和创收产生负面影响。由于该行业对国家发展的贡献，它们的生存，增长和可持续性至关重要。目标：在本专题中，我们研究了诸如纺织生态系统参与者之间的利益相关者关系，供应链网络的影响，第三方压力和技术变革等因素影响了加纳纺织集群的发展以及该国如何重建集群。方法：使用偏最小二乘结构方程建模技术，我们使用加纳工业区企业的调查数据检验了理论假设。结果：研究发现，各个工业部门，特别是纺织产业中，企业的生产率和绩效急剧下降。模仿产品的大量涌入，加上公司无法适应不断变化的生产技术，已成为纺织工业状况恶化的关键影响因素。同样，利益相关者互动和未充分利用的供应链网络之间的差距造成了瓶颈，阻碍了这些企业的竞争力和绩效。结论：相反，我们的研究结果表明捐助者的外部压力，跨国公司和政治影响者不会像以前的研究那样影响纺织业的绩效和竞争力。要想使工业界复苏，就需要认真努力，以改善关键角色之间的协调，信息和技术共享。