This article focuses on the relationship between technological capability accumulation and the learning underlying processes in AGCO (1970-2000) - a producer of harvester machines. The framework for capabilities identifies three technological functions: processes and organization, products and equipment. The learning processes are examined to the light of four characteristic: variety, intensity, functioning and interaction, from the structure existing analysis use in the literature. Based on an individual case-study, this article draws on first-hand qualitative evidence collected through fieldwork. The evidence points to a strong association between the learning processes used in the company and the manner in which the company accumulated its technological capability over time.
Technological Capability-Accumulation Paths and Learning Processes
