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The intra-firm diffusion of new process technologies
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UNSPECIFIED (2005) The intra-firm diffusion of new process technologies. In: Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-Research-in-Industrial-Economics (EARIE), Helsinki, FINLAND, AUG, 2003. Published in: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, 23 (1-2). pp. 1-22. doi:10.1016/j.ijindorg.2004.12.002 ISSN 0167-7187.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2004.12.002
Abstract
The study of intra-firm diffusion has largely been neglected and the limited extant literature overwhelmingly relies upon uncertainty reduction via information spreading or epidemic learning as the main driver. In this paper, an alternative approach is taken whereby the intra-firm diffusion of new process technologies reflects the profitability of new technology adoption as proxied by firm characteristics. The approach is tested using data relating to the diffusion of Computer Numerically Controlled Machine tools within firms in the UK engineering and metalworking sectors. The empirical analysis does not reject the hypothesis that profitability considerations are important with a number of firm characteristics being isolated as of special relevance, including firm size and the use of complementary technologies and managerial techniques. However there is little support for the traditional epidemic effect. © 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION | ||||
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | ||||
ISSN: | 0167-7187 | ||||
Official Date: | February 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | 23 | ||||
Number: | 1-2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 22 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-22 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2004.12.002 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Title of Event: | Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-Research-in-Industrial-Economics (EARIE) | ||||
Location of Event: | Helsinki, FINLAND | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | AUG, 2003 |
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