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Intangible Capabilities as Determinants of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adoption in SMEs: Toward an Evolutionary Model

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  • Jean Harvey
  • Élisabeth Lefebvre
  • Louis A. Lefebvre

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This paper investigates the relationship between intangible capabilities and further AMT adoption in 116 small manufacturing firms. Results indicate that skills of blue-collar workers, influences of customers and vendors, and motivations focussed on process improvement and customers are the strongest determinants of subsequent levels of adoption. Further, it is shown that strategic motivations moderate the relationships between technical skills and influences, and further AMT adoption. Preliminary support for an evolutionary model is also leading to a revised conceptual framework. Dans ce papier, la relation entre les compétences intangibles et l'adoption subséquente de technologies avancées de production est étudiée dans un échantillon de 116 petites entreprises manufacturières. Les résultats indiquent que les compétences des cols bleus et l'influence des clients et des fournisseurs de technologies sont dominantes. De plus, il semble exister certains indicateurs préliminaires suggérant l'existence d'un modèle évolutif.

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  • Jean Harvey & Élisabeth Lefebvre & Louis A. Lefebvre, 1994. "Intangible Capabilities as Determinants of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adoption in SMEs: Toward an Evolutionary Model," CIRANO Working Papers 94s-05, CIRANO.
    • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:94s-05
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    Keywords

    Learning model; Technology adoption; Small manufacturing firms; Modèles d'apprentissage; Adoption des technologies; Petites entreprises manufacturières;
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    JEL classification:

    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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