Impediments to advanced technology adoption for Canadian manufacturers
Impediments to advanced technology adoption for Canadian manufacturers
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DOI：
10.1016/s0048-7333(01)00110-x
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
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影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Lin, ZX
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作者：
Baldwin, J;Lin, ZX
本文利用调查数据调查了加拿大制造业企业在采用先进技术时面临的问题。这些障碍分为五组：成本相关、机构相关、劳动力相关、组织相关和信息相关。虽然可以预期，非用户比技术用户更频繁地提到障碍，但事实恰恰相反。这是因为创新涉及一个学习过程。创新者和技术用户面临着必须解决的问题，而技术创新程度越高的公司面临的问题就越大。我们的结论是，有关技术调查中的障碍的信息不应被解释为阻碍技术采用的不可逾越的障碍。相反，这些调查描绘了成功企业面临和解决问题的领域。由 Elsevier Science B.V. 出版
Using survey data, this paper investigates problems that firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector face when they adopt advanced technology. The impediments fall into five groups: cost-related, institution-related, labor-related, organization-related, and information-related. while it might be expected that impediments would be more frequently cited by non-users than users of technologies, the opposite occurs. This is because innovation involves a learning process. Innovators and technology users face problems that they have to solve and the more technologically innovative firms have greater problems. We conclude that the information on impediments in technology surveys should not be interpreted as impenetrable barriers that prevent technology adoption. Rather, these surveys delineate areas where successful firms face and solve problems. Published by Elsevier Science B.V.