Intra-plant diffusion of new technology: Role of productivity in the study of steel refining furnaces

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 770-779

  Nakamura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohashi, Hiroshi ^b  

^a TOKYO KEIZAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intra plant diffusion; Technological change; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

LARGE PLANTS; PANEL DATA; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; STEEL REFINING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

BASIC OXYGEN CONVERTERS; INNOVATION; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; PRODUCTIVITY; REFINING; STEELMAKING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84858078894     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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