Economies of scale in the North American iron ore mining industry

Article Abstract:

A restructuring of the North American iron ore industry would cut costs, but this is unlikely to occur due the structure of ownership in the industry, which lacks flexibility to deal with slack demand. Vertical joint ventures were an appropriate structure in the context of rising demand, since they could more easily raise capital, but they are likely to mean higher costs in the new context. Similar arguments can be applied to the electricity industry, due to similar processes operating with economies and diseconomies of scale.

Iron ores, Analysis, Economic aspects, Mining industry, Mineral industry, Economies of scale

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Capability reconfiguration: An analysis of incumbent responses to technological change

Article Abstract:

The inward looking perspective of the dynamic capabilities literature is integrated with the outward looking technological perspective to present a model of capability reconfiguration to explain the responses of incumbents to technological change. It is concluded that the extent to which chosen mechanisms of capability reconfiguration enables incumbents to overcome cognitive and operational impediments influences their capacity to bridge capability gaps.

Venture Analysis, Influence, Technology application, Business enterprises, Technological innovations

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