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COURSE
OUTLINE
SECOND OFFERING - FALL 1997
PUBP
8130A. Updated June 15, 2008.
Philip Shapira, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of
Technology
DM Smith Room 314. Tel: 404-894-8835. Email: ps25@prism.gatech.edu
Course web site: http://www.cherry.gatech.edu/sim
The seminar will explore the how well U.S. industry is using modern technology, with a focus on small and mid-sized firms. We will explore concepts of industrial modernization and technology deployment, as well as examine historic, current and emerging trends in industrial modernization and technology deployment. The seminar will also consider rationales for policy intervention through programs of industrial extension and industrial modernization. We will examine policy and programmatic strategies, the development of policy, and program operations and best practices of industrial modernization programs in the United States and other countries. the seminar will assess the performance of these policies and programs and explore how industrial modernization should develop in the future.
Instructor: Philip Shapira, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology. Logistics: The course will be draw on the electronic audio-visual materials developed for the Spring 1997 graduate Seminar on Industrial Modernization: Policy, Practice, and Evaluation. For the Fall 1997 quarter, the class will be offered as a "self-paced" internet-based networked-learning class. Students will be expected to replay, listen to, and view each class of the seminar (2 hours a week, via the internet, to be completed at any time during the week), plus undertake readings, electronic assignments and a term paper. Students will also meet with individually or in groups for tutorials.
The first class meeting will be on Wednesday, September 24, 1997, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm, DM Smith, Room 203. After the first class, there will be no set class meeting time. Requires access to an internet connected computer (dial-up is OK), with sound card, speakers or headphones, and web browser.
Introduction to
the seminar by Philip Shapira, School of
Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, March
1997. [Real Audio 2'20"]1. The Industrial Modernization Problem [Week of September 22, 1997]
Seminar presenters:
2. Modernization and Small Firms in Perspective [Week of September 29, 1997]
Seminar presenters:
3. Modernization and Policy Development [Week of October 6, 1997]
Seminar presenters
4. International Comparisons [Week of October 13, 1997]
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This session is co-sponsored with the Georgia Tech Center for International Business and Education Research (CIBER) |
Seminar presenters
5. Benchmarking and Improving SME Performance [Week of October 20, 1997]
Seminar presenters
6. Interfirm Collaboration [Week of October 27, 1997]
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This session is co-sponsored with USNet - A consortium promoting competitiveness through interfirm collaboration. |
Seminar presenters
7. Modernization Programs and Practice [Week of November 3, 1997]
Seminar presenters:
8. Evaluating Industrial Modernization [Week of November 10, 1997]
Seminar presenters:
9. The Future of Industrial Modernization [Week of November 17, 1997]
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10. Dialogue on Industrial Modernization and Participant Presentations [Week of November 24, 1997]
Requirements and assessment
Enrollment limited. Not open to students who took PUBP 8100A in Spring 1997. Requires access to an internet connected computer (dial-up is OK), with sound card, speakers or headphones, and web browser.
The class will be offered as a "self-paced" internet-based networked-learning class. Students will be expected to replay, listen to, and view each class of the seminar (2 hours a week, via the internet, to be completed at any time during the week), plus undertake readings, electronic assignments and a term paper. Students will also meet with individually or in groups for tutorials.
Requirements for academic credit:
Additional readings,
resources and electronic reserves.
Specific readings and resources for each session are listed
below. Readings will be available through materials posted to the
course web site, through public web sites, and through occasional
handouts.
Course
electronic library.
To access documents in the course library, follow links from
references and resources listed below. Note: Materials in the
course electronic library are available in *html and Acrobat
*.pdf formats. You can obtain a free Acrobat Reader to view these
documents from Adobe Systems at <<http://www.adobe.com/>>.
To download the Acrobat Reader, select
here. To access some documents in the course library, you
will need a login and password.
Readings and resources by class
Denotes a historic or classic document in the
field of industrial modernization.
1. The Industrial Modernization Problem
Required
Paul M. Swamidass, Practices and Performance of Small and Larger US Manufacturers: Issues and Implications. In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF]
Maryellen R. Kelley and Susan Helper, Firm Size and Capabilities, Regional Agglomeration, and the Adoption of New Technology. H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. February 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF 90K; MS WORD 161K]
Jan Youtie and Philip Shapira, Manufacturing Needs, Practices and Performance in Georgia: 1994 Georgia Manufacturing Technology Survey. GMEA Working Paper E9501, School of Public Policy and Economic Development Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. January 1995.
Recommended
Philip Shapira and Terrence Rephann, The adoption of new technology in West Virginia: implications for manufacturing modernization policies. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 1996, v.14, pp: 431-450. [ACROBAT * PDF 97K]
Additional Resources
Modernization Forum. Manufacturing a Stronger America: Progress Depends on Small Firms. 1996. [ACROBAT *PDF 270K]
U.S. Manufacturing Fact Sheet. (Monthly Economic Review by the Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing)
Eliesh Lane, EDI links small business with Georgia Tech researchers, GTRI Connector, March 1997. (Jeff Lebow and the EDI Technology Transfer Office). [ADOBE *PDF 88K]
Edward M. Bergman, Edward J. Feser, and Alexander Kaufmann. Lean Production Systems in Regions: Conceptual and Measurement Requirements. Presented at Western Regional Science Meetings, 23-27 February 1997 [ACROBAT *PDF 49K]
2. Modernization and Small Firms in Perspective
Required
Robert C. McMath, Variations on a Theme by Henry Grady: Technology, Modernization, and Social Change, in Joe P. Dunn and Howard L. Preston, The Future South: A Historical Perspective for the Twenty-first Century. University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago. [HTML]
Robert Forrant and Erin Flynn, Seizing Agglomeration's Potential: The Greater Springfield Massachusetts Metalworking Sector in transition, 1986-1996. Forthcoming, Regional Studies, 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF 65K]
Mark Dodgson and John Bessant, "The new learning about innovation," in Effective Innovation Policy: A New Approach, Thompson Business Press, London, 1996. Chapter 2. [ACROBAT *PDF 236K]
Additional Resources
Jan Youtie, Philip Shapira and J. David Roessner, Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide Volume One: Regional Needs Assessment Approaches. The Aspen Institute, Washington, D.C. 1995.
A guide to assessing manufacturers' needs at the regional level - focusing on a range of methods to identify and analyze current characteristics of regional manufacturers.
3. Modernization and Policy Development
Required
Mark Dodgson and John Bessant, "The implications of the new learning about innovation for innovation policy," in Effective Innovation Policy: A New Approach, Thompson Business Press, London, 1996. Chapter 3. [ACROBAT * PDF 253K]
Major congressional study that linked an expanded U.S. industrial extension system with economic competitiveness. Case studies of 1980s extension programs in Georgia, Michigan, Maryland and Pennsylvania.Richard S. Combes, Case Study: Georgia Tech Industrial Extension Service. In: Origins of Industrial Extension: A Historical Case Study. Master’s Thesis, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1992. [ADOBE *.PDF 68K; MS WORD 93K]
Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Commitee to Assess Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Manufacturing at Small and Medium-Sized Companies. Manufacturing Studies Board, National Research Council. Washington, DC; National Academy Press, 1993. Extract: Minority Report. [ADOBE *PDF 112K]
Congressional Budget Office, Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options. Washington, DC: 1996. Extract: Eliminate the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the National Quality Program. pp. 251-252. [ADOBE *PDF 165K]
Additional Resources
Manufacturing Extension Partnership. About the MEP. Web site: http://www.mep.nist.gov/whatis/
Bartsch, C., Sutten, K, and Purcell, R. (1995). Advancing Manufacturing Competitiveness: A Practitioners' Guide to Federal Assistance. Washington, DC: Northeast-Midwest Institute.
Susan Rhoades, The importance of manufacturing extension: A state perspective. In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. Chapter 3.
Seminar on Industrial Modernization, Timeline of U.S. Industrial Modernization Initiatives, 1997 [under construction - suggestions welcome]
Required
Philip Shapira and Stuart Rosenfeld. An Overview of Technology Diffusion Policies and Programs to Enhance the Technological Absorptive Capabilities of Small and Medium Enterprises. Background paper prepared for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. 1996.
David Grayson. Helping Small Businesses: Recent British Experience. Remarks prepared for the Seminar on Industrial Modernization, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, April 24, 1997. London: Business in the Community, April 1997. DRAFT. [ACROBAT *.PDF 173K]
Philip Shapira. Modernizing Small Manufacturers in the United States and Japan: Public Technology Infrastructures and Strategies, in Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP): An International Perspective, pp. 285-334, (M. Teubal, D. Foray, M. Justman, and E. Zuscovitch, Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers (1996). [ACROBAT .PDF 1,574K]
Additional Resources
Small and Medium Enterprise Information of Japan. Web Site: http://www.sme-net.ipa.go.jp/japane.html. Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo.
Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan. Outline of Policies Towards Small and Medium Enterprises. Japan Small Business Corporation. Tokyo.
England's Business Links - Brief. October 1996. [ACROBAT *PDF 118K]
5. Benchmarking and Improving SME Performance
Required
Dan Luria, "Toward Lean or Rich? What Performance Benchmarking Tells Us About SME Performance and Some Implications for Extension Centers Services and Mission." In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF 53K]
Review the World Wide Web site of the Performance Benchmarking Service at http://www.iti.org/pbs/aboutus.htm. You can also review the PBS mini-benchmarking site at The Expert Marketplace (sign up for free subscription first).
Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie, Understanding Program Impacts on Customers. Results from the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Alliance. School of Public Policy and Economic Development Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. 1996. (see also Table 1).
Additional Resources
Seventh Annual Grant Thornton Survey of American Manufacturers. Report: The Evolving Manufacturing Organization (Published September 1996).
Introduction: The Evolving Manufacturing Organization | Supply Chain Management: Tightening the Supply Chain | International Business: Exploiting the Global Marketplace | Technology: The Info-Savvy Manufacturer | Productivity & People: People Drive Performance | Survey Methodology
Eryn Brown, The Push to Streamline Supply Chains, Fortune, March 3, 1997. [ADOBE *PDF 301K]
Lawrence Mishel, "Rising Tides, Sinking Wages," The American Prospect no. 23 (Fall 1995) 60-64.
Required
Stuart Rosenfeld, Bringing business clusters into the mainstream of economic development. European Planning Studies, vol 5, 1, 1997. pp. 3-22. [ADOBE * PDF 461K]
Web site: Connecticut Flexible Manufacturing Networks Center.
Mission: A Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut University) based program dedicated to building the Connecticut economy by providing competitive advantages to industry through networking.Web site: USNet information on EBC Industries, Inc. (review first table)
Additional Resources
Web site: USNet: A Consortium Promoting Competitiveness Through Interfirm Collaboration
Richard Hatch, The Power of Manufacturing Networks, TransAtlantic Perspectives, Number 22, Winter 1991. See also: The Network Brokers Handbook: An Entrepreneural Guide to Cooperative Strategies for Manufacturing Competitiveness, NIST GCG 94-663. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD: 1994.
Philip Shapira, Collaborative Business Exchange and Technology Fusion: The Japanese Approach, Firm Connections, pp.10-12, September/October, 1994.
Dan Broun, The Connecticut Product Development Corporation: Opening the Door to Collaboration. Regional Technology Strategies, 1997. [ADOBE *PDF]
Papers on Interfirm Collaboration and Industrial Networking from the USNet evaluation and other studies
7. Modernization Programs and Practice
Required
Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie with Gordon Kingsley and Marc Cummings. Coordinating Industrial Modernization Services: Impacts and Insights from the U.S. Manufacturing Extension Partnership. School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. 1996. [Summary HTML 27K; Full Report ACROBAT *PDF 274K]
Florida Manufacturing Technology Center, 1997. (1) Overview [ACROBAT *PDF]; (2) Program History and Development [ACROBAT *PDF]; (3) Strategic Plan for Quality, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement [ACROBAT *PDF].
Paolo Chiappina and Art Ford. Technical Assistance: Analyzing Project Success Potential. Technology Transfer Society, 17th Annual Meeting Proceedings, June 1992, pp. 191-198.[ACROBAT *PDF]
8. Evaluating Industrial Modernization
Required
Philip Shapira, Jan Youtie, and J. David Roessner. Current Practices in the Evaluation of U.S. Industrial Modernization Programs. Research Policy, 27, 2, 1996.
Eric Oldsman and Christopher Heye, The Impact of the New York Manufacturing Extension Program: A Quasi Experiment. In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. Chapter10.
National Research Council of Canada, Assessment of the Industrial Research Assistance Program, Review Committee Report. Ottowa, Canada. November 1996. [ACROBAT *PDF 110K]
Additional Resources
U.S. General Accounting Office, Manufacturing Extension Programs: Manufacturers' Views of Services. Briefing Report, 08/07/95, GAO/GGD-95-216BR. Washington, DC: 1995. Overhead slides from this report available in [ACROBAT *PDF 169k]
Philip Shapira, Gordon Kingsley, and Jan Youtie. Manufacturing Partnerships: Evaluation in the Context of Government Reform. Evaluation and Program Planning, forthcoming 1997.
Rick Carlisle, The influence of evaluation on technology polic-making and program justification: A state-level perspective. In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. Chapter 8.
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership: (1) MEP Evaluation Pages; (2) MEP National Data Highlights, April 1997. [ACROBAT *.PDF 75K]
9. The Future of Industrial Modernization
Required
Philip Shapira. Manufacturing Extension Services: Performance, Challenges, and Policy Issues. School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA. 1997. White Paper.
Additional Resources
States Science and Technology Institute, Columbus, OH. State Profile: Georgia, 1997.
The Modernization Forum. World wide web sites (1) About the Modernization Forum; (2) Modernization Forum Annual Conference.
Next Generation Manufacturing Project: A Framework for Action, Agility Forum, 1997.
10. Dialogue on Industrial Modernization and Participant Presentations
Anthony Tejada. Factors affecting technology use in small and mid-sized firms. [PDF 34K]
Rebecca Morley. The three original manufacturing technology centers: A case study [PDF 46K]
Tiffany Klebe. Addressing gaps between workers' skills and employers' needs. [HTML]
Erik Ayers. An overview of the NIST/MEP environmental program. [PDF 36K]
Michael Furukawa. Medical devices industry and manufacturing modernization. [PDF 520K]
Vijaya Perumalla. Small-scale industry modernization in India [HTML]
Georgia Tech students. The following books have been placed on reserve in the main library. Students are recommended to consult these for further study and in preparing their written assignments. You may need to check under different course numbers to obtain the book. Internet participants may obtain these books through their own libraries or inter-library loan.
Best, Michael H., The New Competition: Institutions of Industrial Restructuring, Polity Press/Basil Blackwell, Oxford and New York: 1990.
Castells, Manuel (ed), High Technology, Space, and Society, Beverly Hills and London, Sage Publications, 1985.
Castells, Manuel and Peter Hall, Technopoles of the World: The Making of 21st Century Industrial Complexes, NY: Routledge, 1994.
Cohen, Stephen S. and John Zysman, Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy, New York: Basic Books, 1987.
Florida, Richard and Martin Kenney, The Breakthrough Illusion: Corporate America's Failure to Move from Mass Innovation to Production, Basic Books, NY, 1990.
Freeman, Christopher, John Clark, and Luc Soete, Unemployment and Technical Innovation, London: Francis Pinter, 1982; also Freeman, Christopher, Long Waves in the World Economy, 1984.
Friedman, David, The Misunderstood Miracle: Industrial Development and Political Change in Japan, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY: 1988.
Harrison, Bennet Lean and Mean: The Changing Landscape of Corporate Power in the Age of Flexibility, New York, Basic Books: 1994.
Komiya, Ryutaro, Masahiro Okuno, and Kotaro Suzumura, Industrial Policy of Japan, Tokyo: Academic Press, 1988.
Mansfield, Edwin, The Economics of Technical Change, New York: Norton, 1968.
Morris-Suzuki, Tessa, The Technological Transformation of Japan, Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Mogee, Mary Ellen, Technology Policy and Critical Technologies, Manufacturing Forum, Washington, DC: 1991.
Piore, Michael J. Piore, and Charles F. Sabel, The Second Industrial Divide: Possibilities for Prosperity, New York: Basic Books, 1984.
Rosenberg, Nathan, Inside the Black Box: Technology and Economics, 1982.
Rosenfeld, Stuart, Competitive Manufacturing: New Strategies for Regional Development, 1992.
Saxenian, Annalee Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994.
Schumpeter, Joseph A., The Theory of Economic Development, (1934), New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Shapira, Philip, Modernizing Manufacturing: New Policies to Build Industrial Extension Services, Economic Policy Institute, M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, NY: 1990.
Stoneman, Paul, The Economic Analysis of Technological Change, 1983.
Tornatsky, Louis, Mitchell Fleisher, et. al., The Processes of Technological Innovation, 1990.
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing, OTA-ITE-443, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: 1990.
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Competing Economies: America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, OTA-ITE-498, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: 1991.
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Regular Office Hours: In Room 314, DM Smith Building, Monday and Wednesdays 1.00-2.00 pm and 3.30-4.30 pm.. Students are also encouraged to schedule individual appointments at other times, as necessary.
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