La presentación describe una experiencia piloto del uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en el desarrollo e implementación de una encuesta en Uruguay. Se detallan el equipamiento y el software utilizados, los objetivos deseados, las etapas del proyecto y el esquema de...

La presentación expone la experiencia del Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) en el uso de nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para proyectos estadísticos. El documento describe una serie de puntos que incluyen las encuestas realizadas y en curso con...

Investigating the role of diversification in the firm growth process, we build on Penrose’s (The theory of the growth of the firm. Oxford University Press, Oxford, <CitationRef CitationID="CR30">1959</CitationRef>) Theory of the Growth of the Firm to formulate hypotheses about growth of employment, assets and sales in the years before,...</citationref>

Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the open, theoretical debate upon the effects of technical change on the production and labor process. Design/methodology/approach – The “optimistic” approach, which connects the compensation mechanisms and human capital theory, is compared to...

We focus on the relationship between age and diversification patterns of German machine tool manufacturers in the post-war era. We distinguish between ‘minor diversification’ (adding a new product variation within a familiar submarket) and ‘major diversification’ (expanding the product...

In this short research note we investigate the role of diversification in the firm growth process. We build on Penrose’s (1959) Theory of the Growth of the Firm to formulate hypotheses about growth of employment, assets, and sales in the years before, during and after a new product...