Cause and Effect Relationships of Internal and External Technological Learning Mechanisms in the Iranian Renewable Energy Firms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiarash Fartash ◽  
Amir Ghorbani
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Technological Learning ◽  
Cause And Effect

Technological Learning Strategies and Technology Upgrading Intensity in the Mining Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 229-267
Author(s):  
Paulo N Figueiredo ◽  
Janaina Piana
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Technological Learning ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Latecomer Firms ◽  
Technology Upgrading ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation

Despite extensive research on technology upgrading in firms from emerging economies, we know little about micro-level learning strategies underlying technological capability accumulation or technology upgrading intensity, particularly in natural resource-intensive industries. Through a study of Brazil’s mining industry we found that: (1) leading firms implemented technological learning strategies as responses to changing windows of opportunity; (2) these technological learning strategies manifested from imitative and defensive to the offensive, with elements overlapping during the technology upgrading process, involving two forms of knowledge: “doing, using and interacting” (DUI) and “science, technology and innovation” (STI), which were operationalized through various learning mechanisms; (3) the use of learning mechanisms changed qualitatively over time affecting firms’ technology upgrading intensity positively. We contribute to furthering the understanding of latecomer firms’ technology upgrading by providing in-depth empirical insights through a comprehensive approach to innovation capabilities and learning strategies in an under-researched natural resource-intensive industry in a middle-income resource-rich country.

scholarly journals Implications of technological learning on the prospects for renewable energy technologies in Europe

Energy Policy ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 4072-4087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine A. Uyterlinde ◽  
Martin Junginger ◽  
Hage J. de Vries ◽  
André P.C. Faaij ◽  
Wim C. Turkenburg
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Technological Learning ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies

scholarly journals Technological Learning in the Accumulation of Technological Capabilities: A Study of the Automotive Industry in Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (28) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Blanca Cecilia Salazar Hernandez ◽  
Jessica Mendoza Moheno ◽  
Martin Aubert Hernandez Calzada
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Technological Capabilities ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Technological Learning

This paper will analyze the use of technological learning mechanisms in automotive industry companies located in the central part of Mexico -in the states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo and Queretaro. It will also analyze their impact in the accumulation of technological capabilities. It will explain which mechanisms were used according to the size of these companies. The analysis will conclude that micro-companies face serious limitations in this regard, while medium-size and large companies make better use of the different mechanisms for technological learning which can be seen in the innovation of these businesses.

Technological learning and renewable energy costs: implications for US renewable energy policy

Energy Policy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (13) ◽  
pp. 1645-1658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Kobos ◽  
Jon D. Erickson ◽  
Thomas E. Drennen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Renewable Energy Policy ◽  
Technological Learning

Technological learning mechanisms in Nigeria’s technology incubation centre

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo ◽  
Matthew Olugbenga Ilori ◽  
Willie Owolabi Siyanbola ◽  
Billy A Oluwale
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Market ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Learning ◽  
Incubation System ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

Purpose – The ability of tenant firms to survive after incubation is dependent on the relevant capabilities they acquired during the incubation process. Several studies have established the critical roles of incubation in fostering entrepreneurship and innovation at local, national and regional levels but the processes and mechanisms of technological learning and the capability building of the tenants has received much less attention. In response to the situation, the purpose of this paper is to assess various technological learning mechanisms through which tenant firms in the incubation system in Nigeria acquired the relevant capabilities (both technological and non-technological) that will sustain them after graduation. Design/methodology/approach – The information was gathered through a preliminary survey and questionnaires were administered to elicit information from the tenant firms and the incubator managers. Data collected were analysed and presented using descriptive statistics. Findings – The internal learning mechanisms of the tenant firms were found to be fair as firms possessed good internal capabilities that helped to absorb and adapt foreign technologies to suit their individual production needs and this was demonstrated by the quality of personnel employed by the tenant firms. The study revealed poor interaction between the tenants and knowledge institutions and training programmes and facilities also played significant roles in technological capability acquisition of tenants firms. The main factors that ranked highly and influenced technological learning among the firms included the need for product improvement, the need to increase production, turnover and profit, the need to reduce production costs and compete well after graduation, while the need to enter foreign market and commercialise technology ranked average with regards to success in technological learning. Research limitations/implications – The results of the study may not be generalised because of limited sample. Practical implications – The study concluded that the technological learning capabilities of the firms could be better enhanced with adequate training and training facilities, robust linkages with knowledge centres and compliance with incubation regulations. Originality/value – This study provided information on various technological learning mechanisms through which tenant firms in the incubation system in Nigeria acquire relevant capabilities (technological and non-technological) that sustain them after graduation. The study also contributed to the growing literature on incubation system and entrepreneurship.

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