Blundel, Richard
(2002).
Reproducing artisanal knowledge in the New Economy: a case study of English farmhouse cheese making, 1850-2000.
In: Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference, 6-8 June 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Abstract
This paper traces the changing dynamics of artisanal knowledge production from the pre-industrial era to the inception of the digital economy. It integrates resource-based and institutional concepts within a broadly Penrosian framework. Results are presented in two overlapping phases. The first is a broad historical analysis, periodised on the basis of changes in knowledge production and associated isolating mechanisms. The second draws on a multiple case study to provide a more fine-grained account of the growth of artisanal knowledge in two firms, from formation in the mid-1950s to the present day. The final section comprises a discussion and series of concluding remarks.
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Conference Item
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| Copyright Holders: |
2002 The Author |
| Keywords: |
artisanal knowledge; firms; growth; networks; Penrose; production systems |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Open University Business School |
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| Item ID: |
29187 |
| Depositing User: |
Richard Blundel
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Jul 2011 12:41 |
| Last Modified: |
05 Sep 2012 06:15 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/29187 |
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