Market structure, industrial organisation and technological development: the case of the Japanese electronics-based NC-machine tool industry

Watanabe, S.,

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the impact of market structure and business organization on technological change in the automatic control machine tool industry in Japan - based on a 1982 sample survey of 40 industrial enterprises, discusses research and development trends, demand, production, subcontracting, competition, etc.; investigates the impact of electronics Innovation on small scale industry, the international division of labour and on developing countries. Bibliography and graphs.

Keywords: market.; business organization; technological change; automatic control; machine tool industry.; sample; survey.; industrial enterprise; research and development; trend; demand; production; outsourcing; competition; electronics; innovation; small scale industry.; international division of labour; marché; organisation de l'entreprise; changement technologique; commande automatique; industrie de la machine-outil; échantillon; enquête; entreprise industrielle; recherche et développement; tendance; demande; production; externalisation des activités; concurrence; électronique; innovation; petite industrie; division internationale du travail; mercado; organización de la empresa; cambio tecnológico; control automático; industria de máquinas herramientas; muestra; encuesta; empresa industrial; investigación y desarrollo; tendencia; demanda; producción; tercerización; competencia; electrónica; innovación; pequeña industria; división internacional del trabajo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 83 pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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