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The focus of this chapter is the adoption of innovations, i.e. new techniques for product and process development within individual establishments (plants). It deals in particular with the adoption of applications of information technology (IT).
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Karlsson, C. (1995). Innovation Adoption, Innovation Networks and Agglomeration Economies. In: Bertuglia, C.S., Fischer, M.M., Preto, G. (eds) Technological Change, Economic Development and Space. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79760-6_9
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