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Impediments to advanced technology adoption for Canadian manufacturers

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Baldwin, John Raymond Lin, Zhengxi
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	Using survey data, this paper investigates problems that firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector face when they adopt advanced technology. The impediments fall into five groups: cost-related, institution-related, labor-related, organization-related, and information-related. While it might be expected that impediments would be more frequently cited by non-users than users of technologies, the opposite occurs. This is because innovation involves a learning process. Innovators and technology users face problems that they have to solve and the more technologically innovative firms have greater problems. We conclude that the information on impediments in technology surveys should not be interpreted as impenetrable barriers that prevent technology adoption. Rather, these surveys delineate areas where successful firms face and solve problems.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	18
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00110-X
Volume Number	31
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://simula.cesga.es/document/estudios/Impediments_to_Advanced_Technology_Adoption.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/11F0019MIE/11F0019MIE2001173.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333%2801%2900110-X
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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