TY - JOUR
AU - Le Heron, Richard B.
AB - PERSPECTIVES ON TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE PROCESS OF DIFFUSION IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR(> MORGAN D. THOMAS University of Washington RICHARD B. LE HERON Massey University, New Zealand Interest in technological change arises change during the last decade. But de­ out of a search for answers to such com­ spite the availability of many excellent prehensive questions as to how and why conceptual and empirical studies, re­ manufacturing industries come into be­ searchers note a continuing shortage of ing, grow, and decline at various rates. information on critical dimensions of What are the processes involved? What technological change and related diffu­ are the reasons for the establishment and sion processes in manufacturing. For in­ stance, there is a recognized need for growth patterns of plants and industries in specific parts of geographic space? greater knowledge of the process of tech­ Anyone who has been engaged in such nological change. This in tum requires search appreciates the significance of much further study of the role of re­ technological change in its influence up­ search and development in the discovery of inventions and in the processes lead­ on the birth and death of plants, firms, ing up to the act of innovation. 
TI - Perspectives on Technological Change and the Process of Diffusion in the Manufacturing Sector
JF - Economic Geography
DO - 10.2307/143119
DA - 1975-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/perspectives-on-technological-change-and-the-process-of-diffusion-in-IZe3IHXfVO
SP - 231
EP - 251
VL - 51
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -