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Do foreign‐owned firms manage advanced manufacturing technology better?

Do foreign‐owned firms manage advanced manufacturing technology better? This paper uses regression analysis of factors obtained from measured variables to find statistical relationships between investment in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), the planning effort associated with that investment and operational performance of manufacturing firms operating in Australia and Canada. We used this data to test the proposition that foreign firms manage the implementation of AMT better than their domestic counterparts. Several reasons have been advanced for this largely untested proposition. Three hypotheses derived from it were supported by statistical analysis even when the effect of different organisational sizes is taken into account; lending some support to the persistent idea that Australian managers are not as effective as their overseas counterparts. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Operations & Production Management Emerald Publishing

Do foreign‐owned firms manage advanced manufacturing technology better?

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0144-3577
DOI
10.1108/01443570210433535
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Abstract

This paper uses regression analysis of factors obtained from measured variables to find statistical relationships between investment in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), the planning effort associated with that investment and operational performance of manufacturing firms operating in Australia and Canada. We used this data to test the proposition that foreign firms manage the implementation of AMT better than their domestic counterparts. Several reasons have been advanced for this largely untested proposition. Three hypotheses derived from it were supported by statistical analysis even when the effect of different organisational sizes is taken into account; lending some support to the persistent idea that Australian managers are not as effective as their overseas counterparts.

Journal

International Journal of Operations & Production Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jul 1, 2002

Keywords: Advanced manufacturing technologies; Ownership; Operating performance; Australia; Canada

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