The impact of high tech production techniques on productivity and profitability in selected U.S. manufacturing industries

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 327-342

  Amato, Louis H ^a   Amato, Christie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

High technology; Multifactor productivity; Profitability

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034088629     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007800121100     Document Type: Article

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