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Title:

Learning by doing in markets, firms, and countries / Naomi R. Lamoreaux, Daniel M. G. Raff, and Peter Temin.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

viii, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Organizational learning--Congresses.
Business intelligence--Congresses.--Congresses.
Business enterprises--Congresses.--Case studies--Congresses.
Business--Congresses.--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Lamoreaux, Naomi R.
Raff, Daniel M. G.
Temin, Peter.

Notes:

Proceedings from a conference. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Can a nation learn? / Gavin Wright Patents, engineering professionals, and the pipelines of innovation / Steven W. Usselman -- Sugar institute learns to organize information exchange / David Genesove and Wallace P. Mullin -- Learning by new experiences / Kazuhiro Mishina -- Assets, organizations, strategies, and traditions / David A. Hounshell -- Sears, Roebuck in the twentieth century / Daniel M. G. Raff and Peter Temin -- Marshall's Trees and the global forest / Leslie Hannah -- Can a nation learn? / Gavin Wright

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

ISBN:

9780226468341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0226468348 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780226468327 (alk. paper)
0226468321 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39269439

LCCN:

98008558

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)