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Technological innovation and industrial development: The case of the metalworking sector in Venezuela
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Technological innovation and industrial development: The case of the metalworking sector in Venezuela
Yazar:
Plaz Landaeta, Reinaldo A., author.
ISBN:
9780438083844
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 electronic resource (466 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08C.
Özet:
Our aim in this thesis is to examine the implications of technological innovation for industrial development in the particular context of the Venezuelan metalworking sector. An appropriate analytical framework was developed in order to fulfil this aim. The issue was addressed from a very wide perspective. It includes the examination of developed countries' approaches (DCs) as regards technology and innovation and whether these approaches have contributed to create sustained competitive advantages. The analysis of the experience of a selected number of small developed countries is particularly relevant for our examination. We also study the approaches of less developed countries (LDCs), particularly, Latin American countries and newly industrialising countries from the Asian basin. The analytical framework considers important factors converging to influence firms' competitive performance. Two levels of analysis are defined. First, the macro-economic environment which appears to be an important catalyst for industrial change and for firms' development. Emphasis is given to the significant role played by governments in orchestrating the country's innovation efforts. A contrasting analysis is made between DCs and LDCs. From a developed perspective, the importance of national systems of innovation as mechanisms to stimulate and make effective links among national institutions are emphasised. By contrast from a developing perspective, although important efforts have been made to set up infrastructures and organisations to deal with technology and innovation issues, yet too often such institutions operate in isolation lacking a coherent policy and a clear sense of priorities. Second, the micro-economic level where managerial and engineering skills play a key role. We analyse strategic factors influencing the innovative performance of firms taking special consideration of culture-related factors. The whole analytical framework is employed to examine the experience of the small and medium size metalworking sector in Venezuela. This empirical component of the thesis is intended to examine the behaviour of SMEs as regards the strategic management of technical change and the role played by innovation in improving the competitive position of firms. Because of the qualitative nature of the variables involved, our discussion relies on an in-depth examination of case-studies as well as the results of an industrial survey conducted in 1989. The sample of case-studies includes 'less performing' and 'high performing' firms in terms of innovative dynamics. The main conclusions drawn from the empirical study suggest that metalworking firms are deeply immersed in a radical transformation process with important implications for their approaches vis-a-vis technology and innovation. An increasing number of firms have substantially and systema-tically improved their innovative performance through product re-design, improvements in work organisation and the adoption of more advanced manu-facturing technologies. However, important constraints and weaknesses still remain in the majority of small and medium size Venezuelan firms. Two dimensions in this analysis are considered: the 'organisational/ managerial' and the 'technical/ technological' progressiveness dimension. Finally, we explore major areas in which firms interviewed perceived the need for further government intervention in order to improve their approaches to new product development, new market exploitation and production improvements.
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School code: 1543
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