International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship · 1996 · 50 citations · 13 references
ManagementChange ManagementTechnology ManagementInnovationOrganizational DevelopmentSmall Business ManagementCapability DevelopmentExpertise DevelopmentFirm CapabilitiesSkill ManagementTechnological ChangeTechnological ResourcesFirm-specific SkillsLack Of Innovation CapabilitySmall-scale IndustrySmall-scale ManufacturingTechnological Capability DevelopmentTechnological ExpertiseTechnology Absorptive CapacityTechnology Capability Building
DR. PETER SCOTT IS CURRENTLY A researcher at the University of Cardiff, Wales, Dr. Bryn Jones, Professor Alan Bramley and Dr. Brian Bolton are all with the University of Bath, England. This paper discusses the results of, and issues arising from, an interdisciplinary study of technology management expertise in a sample of smalland medium-sized manufacturing establishments in South-west England. Many mature companies suffer from an unrecognised deficiency in high-level technological skills. Although examples of good practice are identified and enabling factors discussed, the stimuli to improvement both within, and external to, the firm are weak overall. Changes in the practices of SMEs themselves, and of external agencies, will be necessary to facilitate progress.
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