Modernizing innovations: Analysing their use and prospects in Brazil

A recent study, conducted in Brazil, has investigated the difusion of new technologies and new organizational techniques—both important facets of the emerging technoeconomic paradigm—in the context of a newly industrializing country. In addition to examining current levels of use of these innovation...

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Published in:Futures : the journal of policy, planning and futures studies planning and futures studies, 1992-12, Vol.24 (10), p.1003-1023
Main Authors: Rush, Howard, Miles, Ian, Ferraz, João Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoption of Innovations
Automation
Brazil
Economic forecasts
Economics
Expectations
Future
Innovations
Modernization
Organization
Organization development
Organizational Change
Polls & surveys
Statistical analysis
Technological Innovations
Technology
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Summary:A recent study, conducted in Brazil, has investigated the difusion of new technologies and new organizational techniques—both important facets of the emerging technoeconomic paradigm—in the context of a newly industrializing country. In addition to examining current levels of use of these innovations in leading firms, it examines the expectations of managers as to future prospects for their use, and the implications for employment, training and competitive circumstances. As well as presenting methodological innovations, this article reports on the empirical results—indicating considerable uptake of some elements of the new paradigm, but less effort with respect to others—and develops scenarios for the future of the Brazilian economy.
ISSN:0016-3287
1873-6378
DOI:10.1016/0016-3287(92)90134-2