For decades, manufacturers around the world have outsourced production to countries with lower labor costs. However … sample exceeds the threshold level beyond which further automation results in negative foreign direct investment growth and … direct investment is positive, but at a rate that is declining. So, although these are early warning signs, automation in …

What are the characteristics of an environment that is conducive to technological innovation? In recent years several … studies have appeared which have emphasized the comprehensive institutional framework of innovation in various countries … Systems and Economic Performance: The Case of Factory Automation represents the first in-depth analysis of a `technological …