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Acquisition of Technological Capability in Small Firms in Developing Countries

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Henny Romijn

    1. Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, UK
      Development Research Institute, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 1-8

  3. Capability Building in the Existing Literature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Technological Capability and Its Importance in Economic Development

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 11-45

    3. The Limits of a Focus on the Large-scale Sector

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 46-70

    4. Development of Capability in Small Firms: A Review of Secondary Literature

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 71-121

  4. Capability Building in Small Firms — A Quantitative Case-study

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-128
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    2. The Research Design

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 129-152

    3. Measuring Technological Capability and Mechanisms of Learning

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 153-202

    4. Technological Learning in Small Firms: A Quantitative Analysis

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 203-244

    5. Conclusions

      • Henny Romijn
      Pages 245-263

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 265-374
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About this book

An authoritative examination of how small firms in developing countries acquire technological capability - the knowledge and skills required to operate technology effectively and to adapt it to local conditions. It fills a gap in the established literature on technological capability, which has neglected the small-scale sector in spite of the important role it plays in employment generation. The author develops a methodology for a quantitative assessment of the learning process, using case material from the small-scale capital goods sector in Pakistan's Punjab Province.

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'A thorough review of the literature combined with a detailed and imaginatively done field study make this book an unusually important contribution to our understanding of the role of small scale firms in the development of national technological capability.' - Henry J. Bruton, Professor of Economics, Williams College, Massachusetts

'This is an important addition to the growing literature on technological capability. It represents one of the very few detailed empirical investigations of the nature and determinants of technological capability among small scale activities in developing countries, showing that the development of technological capability plays a significant role in this sector, as well as among the large firms which form the usual focus of such investigations.' - Frances Stewart, Director, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, UK

    Henny Romijn

  • Development Research Institute, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Henny Romijn

About the author

HENNY ROMIJN is Senior Research Officer at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, and the Development Research Institute, Tilburg University, Netherlands. Her work has focused on industrialization, technological development and small enterprise development. She has worked in various small enterprise promotion projects in East Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia of the International Labour Organization. She is co-author of Small-scale Production: Strategies for Industrial Restructuring.

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