caa a22 4500 467994226 CHVBK 20180323112553.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19900601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00389673 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00389673 Firm size and the adoption of flexible automation [Elektronische Daten] [Gian Cainarca, Massimo Colombo, Sergio Mariotti] Data on the diffusion of flexible automation systems in the Italian metalworking industry are used to point out the role of size for the adoption of complex, systemic innovations. Plant and firm sizes turn out to be positively correlated to adoption rates. Moreover, adoption is more likely, ceteris paribus, in plants which are part of large industrial groups. This pattern applies in general, and is particularly remarkable for more advanced solutions. In this light, guidelines for industrial policies that focus on financial support, the diffusion of industrial standards, and the correction of asymmetries in the availability of know-how and skills are proposed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Cainarca Gian Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy aut Colombo Massimo Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milano, Italy aut Mariotti Sergio Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy aut Small Business Economics Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/2(1990-06-01), 129-140 0921-898X 2:2<129 1990 2 11187 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389673 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389673 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cainarca Gian Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Colombo Massimo Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milano, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mariotti Sergio Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Small Business Economics Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/2(1990-06-01), 129-140 0921-898X 2:2<129 1990 2 11187 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer