The diffusion of innovation among steel firms: the basic oxygen furnace
The diffusion of innovation among steel firms: the basic oxygen furnace
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钢铁企业之间的创新扩散：氧气转炉
DOI：
10.2307/3003429
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发表时间：
1982
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S. Oster
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作者：
S. Oster
第二次世界大战后钢铁工业的主要革新是用氧气顶吹转炉代替平炉。本文通过关注植物行为，在比以往研究更微观的层面上考察了这一重要创新的扩散。由于某一公司所拥有的工厂的特性差别很大，因此这种侧重更为恰当。利用工业中几家大公司的数据，首先对氧气顶吹转炉的生产率进行了估算。然后，工厂和企业之间的差异，采用率的碱性氧气炉和这些差异的原因进行了探讨。这篇文章的主要发现是，企业之间的差异，在采用率的碱性氧气炉是由于采用工厂的特点，确定这种创新的盈利能力和企业的规模。
The major innovation in the steel industry in the post-World War II period has been the replacement of the open hearth furnace by the basic oxygen furnace. This article examines the diffusion of this important innovation at a more micro level than previous studies by focusing on plant behavior. Wide differences in the characteristics of the plants owned by a particular firm make this focus more appropriate. Using data from several large firms in the industry, estimates are first provided of the productivity of the basic oxygen furnace. Then, differences among plants and firms in the rate of adoption of the basic oxygen furnace are given and the causes of these differences are explored. The major finding of this article is that differences among firms in the rate of adoption of the basic oxygen furnaces are attributable both to the characteristics of the adopting plants that determine the profitability of this innovation and to the size of the firm.