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Towards the factory 4.0? : convergence and divergence of lean models in Italian automotive plants
Moro, Angelo; Virgillito, Maria Enrica - 2021
-organisational configurations of these factories confirm that this wave of technological innovation is far from leading to total automation or the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012655000
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Innovation activities abroad and the effects of liability of foreignness : where it hurts
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003319681
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Managing search strategies for open innovation : the role of environmental munificence as well as internal and external R&D
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Grimpe, Christoph (contributor) - 2008
Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these … its breadth. Moreover, we find that scarce innovation environments favor deep search strategies while breadth is more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003761002
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Wages and productivity in Argentinian manufacturing : a structuralist and distributional firm-level analysis
Gómez, María Celeste; Virgillito, Maria Enrica - 2022
Wages and productivity represent two of the most relevant variables to consider in economic development. Given the low productivity levels that emerging countries reveal, the accumulation of productive capabilities and a narrower dispersion across sectors would enable emerging countries to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013465158
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Wages and productivity in Argentinian manufacturing : a structuralist and distributional firm-level analysis
Gómez, María Celeste; Virgillito, Maria Enrica - 2023
Wages and productivity represent two of the most relevant variables to consider in economic development. Given the low productivity levels that emerging countries reveal, the accumulation of productive capabilities and a narrower dispersion across sectors would enable emerging countries to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014229653
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Workers' awareness context in Italian 4.0 factories
Cirillo, Valeria; Rinaldini, Matteo; Staccioli, Jacopo; … - 2018
The study of the co-evolution of processes of technological innovation and the resulting organisational changes has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130631
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Control in the era of surveillance capitalism : an empirical investigation of Italian Industry 4.0 factories
Moro, Angelo; Rinaldini, Matteo; Staccioli, Jacopo; … - 2019
We explore the extent to which the current technological trend, dubbed Industry 4.0, might increase forms of control inside organisations, by focussing on pivotal firms in the so-called Italian Motor Valley currently embracing its adoption. We find that Industry 4.0 technologies open up great...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011999694
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Workers' awareness context in Italian 4.0 factories
Cirillo, Valeria; Rinaldini, Matteo; Staccioli, Jacopo; … - 2018
The study of the co-evolution of processes of technological innovation and the resulting organisational changes has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863035
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Trade unions' responses to Industry 4.0 amid corporatism and resistance
Cirillo, Valeria; Rinaldini, Matteo; Staccioli, Jacopo; … - 2020
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the paths, directions, and ensuing degrees of technological adoption fostered by trade unions or, alternatively, forms of resistance thereof, in the so called 'Italian Motor-Valley', a distinctive technological district located in the outskirts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263776
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Automation, digitalization and decarbonization in the European automotive industry : a roadmap towards a just transition
Cetrulo, Armanda; Dosi, Giovanni; Moro, Angelo; Nelli, … - 2023
This position paper outlines the characteristics of the trends at stake in affecting the twin transition in the European automotive industry, and the political economy of the actors behind such transition. We first describe the automation and digitalization processes in the automotive sector and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014393142