Informal thinkering - how is it important?
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Innovation processes or technical change generation processes initiated within the firms were investigated. The study examined the assumption that the element of technical and technological change affecting productivity growth is mediated on the basis of informal thinkering within plants. Pulp and paper mills in Canada and India were compared to analyze the pattern of technical and technological change and its effect on productivity growth. The importance of managing change as a continuous process at the firm level was also discussed.
Publication Name: Technovation
Subject: High technology industry
ISSN: 0166-4972
Year: 1998
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Environment and technology strategy of firms in government R&D programmes in Korea
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An analysis of the Korean government's participation in the research and development programs of private firms shows that the firms are more responsive to changes in technology and the market in realigning their strategic objectives. Private research responds to technological and market change by their careful choice of technological paths, as in the choice of research area or equipments, hoping to maximize the use of the technology before its obsolescence.
Publication Name: Technovation
Subject: High technology industry
ISSN: 0166-4972
Year: 1996
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