The diffusion of new process technologies in Hungary : Eastern European innovation in perspective

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The diffusion of new process technologies in Hungary : Eastern European innovation in perspective

Paul Hare and Ray Oakey [and Katalin Balāzs]

Pinter Publishers , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-181) and index

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This book emanates from research into the problems of process innovation diffusion of new computer numerically controlled machine tools (CNC) in the Hungarian economy. At a purely methodological level, the book is based on the first systematic questionnaire-interview based study of innovation diffusion to be undertaken in Hungary. The resulting data has provided valuable insight into the problems of innovation in an economy that is currently making the transition from a socialist to a free market system. Beyond the academic importance of the methodological success of the research, the results also provide hard evidence on the problems of technological change in a rapidly changing system. At a more general level, this study of the problems of innovation in Hungary provides an insight into theory on innovation diffusion in both socialist and free market systems. For example, western concepts of innovation management must be radically modified in economies in which shortages inhibit the freedom to make decisions on the purchase of equipment. Such considerations go beyond the lack of control over investment decisions due to state control, but more subtly include problems caused by resource bottlenecks that, at best limit the quality of choice, and at worst prevent the successful acquisition of resources through their total absence. The development of concepts that suggest means by which these specific Eastern European problems can be overcome in the relatively advanced Hungarian case, will act as a "template" for similar action in other Eastern bloc countries with common infrastructural problems.

目次

  • Part 1 Introduction: setting the scene
  • summary of the book. Part 2 The recent reforms: brief history of reforms
  • explaining the behaviour of the Hungarian economy
  • the economic impact of the recent political transformation
  • appendix - economic performance in Hungary. Part 3 Technological change in an economy with limited market functions: economic reform and the new science policy
  • the R&D market
  • government influence and changes in R&D financing
  • implications for the engineering sector. Part 4 Research objectives, survey methodology, and enterprise behaviour: the environment for innovation in Surrey firms
  • research objectives and survey design. Part 5 The extent of CNC machinery diffusion in Hungary: the extent and depth of CNC adoption in Hungary
  • the geographical spread of CNC machinery adoption
  • the origin of CNC machinery. Part 6 The adoption process: reasons for CNC machinery introduction
  • impacts of adoption
  • the impact of CNC machinery adoption on sales
  • the impact of CNC machinery introduction on the shopfloor
  • the initiation and control of CNC machinery investments. Part 7 Employment issues: the changing size and composition of the work force
  • changes in job content following CNC machinery introduction
  • retraining following CNC machinery introduction
  • wage level changes
  • recruiting CNC machinery operatives
  • consultation with workers over CNC machinery introduction. Part 8 Purchasing and sales relationships: input linkages and CNC machinery adoption
  • sales linkages and CNC machinery adoption - the location and nature of customers. Part 9 Conclusions.

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