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Résumé
L’étude de l’adoption des technologies avancées de production auprès d’un échantillon de PME manufacturières innovatrices a permis d’identifier six facteurs principaux. Ces six facteurs représentent différentes dimensions liées aux influences externes et internes de l’entreprise, aux caractéristiques organisationnelles et financières, et aux stratégies poursuivies lors de l’adoption. L’étude comparative du classement de ces facteurs dans deux groupes d’entreprises de degré innovateur différent suggère l’existence d’un modèle évolutif d’adoption.
Abstract
In a study of the determinants of adoption carried out in a sample of small innovative manufacturing firms, six main factors associated with adoption were identified. These factors represented different dimensions related to the characteristics of the organizations, the strategies pursued by the firms, and the internal and external influences on the acquisition decision. A comparative analysis of two groups of firms of differing levels of automation indicated that factors of adoption were different suggesti ng that adoption follows an evol utionary pattern.
Resumen
Un estudio realizado por medio una muestra de pequeñas y medianas impresas manufactureras innovadoras, con respecto a la adopción de tecnologías avanzadas de producción, ha permitido indentificar seis factores principales. Esos seis factores representan diferentes dimensiones ligadas a las influencias internas y externas de la empresa, a las características organizacionales y financieras, y a las estrategias seguidas durante dicha adopción. El estudio comparativo de los factores, en dos grupos de firmas de distintos niveles de automatización, sugieren que las diferencias notadas se deben al hecho de que la adopción sigue un modelo evolutivo.
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