This paper analyzes the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises’ technology adoption in the retail trade industry. From the theoretical perspective, two types of influential factors are differentiated in this respect: the personal characteristics of the manager/business owner and...

This paper inquires into the factors that make the international transmission of knowledge more efficient within multinationals than between unaffiliated parties. It provides evidence, drawn from a sample of contracts for the acquisition of technology by Spanish firms in 1991. As found in...

We attempt to identify the factors that determine the use of production incentives for manual workers in Spanish manufacturing industry. Data relating to 629 manufacturing plants are used in the investigation. Our findings show that intensified competition, membership of a multinational firm and...