The steel industry is a classic symbol of industrialization. It has been taken as such in Latin America and promoted as a "leading sector" carrying with it the flag of national pride and prestige. This paper is based on five detailed case-studies of individual Latin American steel firms, namely:...

This paper addresses the question: Under what conditions will the recent rapid technical change in products in the machine tool sector increase the technological gap between the developed countries and the Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs)? The technical change referred to is the trend...

With the development of the microprocessor, the electronics sector has become regarded as a key technological sector in the OECD countries. Massive government intervention programs have been designed, not only for the production of these integrated circuits, but also for their incorporation into...

The steel industry is a classic symbol of industrialization. It has been taken as such in Latin America and promoted as a "leading sector" carrying with it the flag of national pride and prestige. This paper is based on five detailed case-studies of individual Latin American steel firms, namely:...

With the development of the microprocessor, the electronics sector has become regarded as a key technological sector in the OECD countries. Massive government intervention programs have been designed, not only for the production of these integrated circuits, but also for their incorporation into...

Analiza la evolución de las innovaciones en productos y el aprendizaje resultante en una planta de implementos agrícolas de siembra y roturación, con énfasis en la ingeniería del producto, destacando los elementos de prueba y error que acompañan a la incertidumbre que rodea al mercado,...

Da a conocer los efectos en las principales líneas de producción relacionadas con el nuevo motor de 6 cilindros. Además, destaca aspectos de interés, desde el punto de vista del aprendizaje, en la planta, tales como el acople de operaciones en ciertas líneas y las maquinas modificadas bajo...

Este documento de trabajo presenta indicadores de "performance" de una planta de motores en Argentina, enfocándose principalmente, en sus niveles de producción, ocupación y productividad de la mano de obra. Analiza la trayectoria innovativa de la firma, destacándose las innovaciones...

This paper addresses the question: Under what conditions will the recent rapid technical change in products in the machine tool sector increase the technological gap between the developed countries and the NICs? The technical change referred to is the trend towards the substitution of standard...

Examina la conducta tecnológica de tres empresas metalmecánicas mexicanas, partiendo de la idea de que la selección de una tecnología inicial y sus subsecuentes modificaciones en el transcurso del tiempo, se hallan íntimamente relacionadas con el desempeño económico de la firma. Analiza...