Adoption and diffusion of new technologies in the firms: brief considerations regarding neoschumpeterian approach

Authors

  • Fábio Batista Mota IE-UFRJ
  • Hamilton de Moura Ferreira Júnior UFBA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v36i3.14921

Keywords:

Neo-schumpeterian approach, Adoption and diffusion of new technologies, Information and communication technologies.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to discuss, briefly, some theoretical aspectson adoption and diffusion of new technologies in the firms; based specially in theneo-schumpeterian approach of the firm. First, we present the basic characteristicsof such approach – the notions of competition, disequilibrium, uncertainty anddynamics –, that has been largely applied on understanding the role of innovativeactivities in the firms. After that, we present some theoretical aspects regarding adoption and diffusion of new technologies. Such discussion is complemented withempirical studies on adoption and diffusion of information and communication technologies in firms of lesser size.

Author Biographies

Fábio Batista Mota, IE-UFRJ

Doutorando em Economia da Indústria e da Tecnologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Hamilton de Moura Ferreira Júnior, UFBA

Prof. Adjunto da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UFBA; Doutor em Economia pela UNICAMP.

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Mota, F. B., & Ferreira Júnior, H. de M. (2010). Adoption and diffusion of new technologies in the firms: brief considerations regarding neoschumpeterian approach. Revista De Economia, 36(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v36i3.14921

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Vol. 36 No. 3 (2010)

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