Lindsay Whitfield

Lindsay Whitfield

Roskilde Universitet

H-index: 29

Europe-Denmark

About Lindsay Whitfield

Lindsay Whitfield, With an exceptional h-index of 29 and a recent h-index of 22 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Roskilde Universitet, specializes in the field of political economy of development, industrial policy, global value chains, industrial relations.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Challenges in apparel’s circular economy transition in Bangladesh

Current Capabilities and Future Potential of African Textile and Apparel Industries

Markets, States or Transnational Networks? Explaining Technology Leverage by Latecomer Firms in Industrializing Countries

Industrial policy, local firm growth paths, and capability building in low-income countries: lessons from Ethiopia’s floriculture export sector

Rethinking Textile and Apparel as a Sunrise Industry in South Africa: Technological Innovations and Catch-up Industrialisation

Working Conditions in Madagascar’s Apparel Industry: Comparing Export and Domestic Market Firms

The Business Strategies of South African Textile Firms and Global Trends in 4IR and Sustainability Technologies

Notes on researching Africa

Lindsay Whitfield Information

University

Position

Professor (MSO) in Global Studies Department of Social Sciences and Business

Citations(all)

3533

Citations(since 2020)

1481

Cited By

2643

hIndex(all)

29

hIndex(since 2020)

22

i10Index(all)

50

i10Index(since 2020)

38

Email

University Profile Page

Roskilde Universitet

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Lindsay Whitfield Skills & Research Interests

political economy of development

industrial policy

global value chains

industrial relations

Top articles of Lindsay Whitfield

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Challenges in apparel’s circular economy transition in Bangladesh

Mohammad B Rana

Lindsay Whitfield

2024/1/1

Current Capabilities and Future Potential of African Textile and Apparel Industries

Lindsay Whitfield

Chema Triki

2023

Markets, States or Transnational Networks? Explaining Technology Leverage by Latecomer Firms in Industrializing Countries

The Journal of Development Studies

Lindsay Whitfield

2023/10/3

Industrial policy, local firm growth paths, and capability building in low-income countries: lessons from Ethiopia’s floriculture export sector

Industrial and Corporate Change

Ayelech T Melese

Lindsay Whitfield

2023/8/1

Rethinking Textile and Apparel as a Sunrise Industry in South Africa: Technological Innovations and Catch-up Industrialisation

Lindsay Whitfield

2023/2

Working Conditions in Madagascar’s Apparel Industry: Comparing Export and Domestic Market Firms

Kristoffer Marslev

Lindsay Whitfield

2023

The Business Strategies of South African Textile Firms and Global Trends in 4IR and Sustainability Technologies

Lindsay Whitfield

Vuyiswa Mkhabela

2023/1

Notes on researching Africa

Nic Cheeseman

Carl Death

Lindsay Whitfield

2022/10/1

Leveraging participation in apparel global supply chains through green industrialization strategies: Implications for low-income countries

Ecological Economics

Federico Jensen

Lindsay Whitfield

2022/4/1

Can Apparel Export Industries Catalyse Industrialisation?: Combining GVC Participation and Localisation

SARChI Industrial Development Working Paper Series

Lindsay Whitfield

Kristoffer Marslev

Cornelia Staritz

2021/3

The learning trap in late industrialisation: local firms and capability building in Ethiopia’s apparel export industry

The Journal of Development Studies

Lindsay Whitfield

Cornelia Staritz

2021/6/3

Local supplier firms in Madagascar’s apparel export industry: Upgrading paths, transnational social relations and regional production networks

Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

Lindsay Whitfield

Cornelia Staritz

2021/6

Phases and uneven experiences in African industrial policy

Lindsay Whitfield

Nimrod Zalk

2020/10/22

Industrial hubs and technology transfer in Africa’s apparel export sector

Lindsay Whitfield

Cornelia Staritz

2020/7/23

Global value chains, industrial policy and economic upgrading in Ethiopia's apparel sector

Development and Change

Lindsay Whitfield

Cornelia Staritz

Mike Morris

2020/7

Technological capabilities, upgrading, and value capture in global value chains: local apparel and floriculture firms in sub-Saharan Africa

Economic Geography

Lindsay Whitfield

Cornelia Staritz

Ayelech T Melese

Sameer Azizi

2020/5/26

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