Local Context and Advanced Technology Use by Small, Independent Manufacturers in Rural Areas

McGranahan, David A.

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“…Earlier research has consistently found that the characteristics of multi-unit establishments (e.g., branch plants) are much less likely to be associated with local contextual factors, relative to single-unit firms [ 37 , 38 ]. Business strategy in multi-unit establishments may be decided in distant corporate headquarters that take little notice of local conditions.…”

Section: The Association Between Local Attributes and The Design Oriementioning

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Design, innovation, and rural creative places: Are the arts the cherry on top, or the secret sauce?

Wojan

Nichols

2018

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveCreative class theory explains the positive relationship between the arts and commercial innovation as the mutual attraction of artists and other creative workers by an unobserved creative milieu. This study explores alternative theories for rural settings, by analyzing establishment-level survey data combined with data on the local arts scene. The study identifies the local contextual factors associated with a strong design orientation, and estimates the impact that a strong design orientation has on the local economy.MethodData on innovation and design come from a nationally representative sample of establishments in tradable industries. Latent class analysis allows identifying unobserved subpopulations comprised of establishments with different design and innovation orientations. Logistic regression allows estimating the association between an establishment’s design orientation and local contextual factors. A quantile instrumental variable regression allows assessing the robustness of the logistic regression results with respect to endogeneity. An estimate of design orientation at the local level derived from the survey is used to examine variation in economic performance during the period of recovery from the Great Recession (2010–2014).ResultsThree distinct innovation (substantive, nominal, and non-innovators) and design orientations (design-integrated, “design last finish,” and no systematic approach to design) are identified. Innovation- and design-intensive establishments were identified in both rural and urban areas. Rural design-integrated establishments tended to locate in counties with more highly educated workforces and containing at least one performing arts organization. A quantile instrumental variable regression confirmed that the logistic regression result is robust to endogeneity concerns. Finally, rural areas characterized by design-integrated establishments experienced faster growth in wages relative to rural areas characterized by establishments using no systematic approach to design.

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Section: The Association Between Local Attributes and The Design Oriementioning

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Design, innovation, and rural creative places: Are the arts the cherry on top, or the secret sauce?

Wojan

Nichols

2018

PLoS ONE

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“…The data set for this study is the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey: 1990-2002Davis & Smith, 2002). The GSS has been undertaken almost annually since 1972.…”

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Educational Attainment and Residential Location

Sander

2006

Education and Urban Society

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The effects of residential location at age 16 and current residential location on measures of educational attainment are estimated. Particular attention is given to the effects of migration and family background on educational outcomes. It is shown that central cities and suburbs of large metropolitan areas in the United States have significantly higher levels of educational attainment. The reasons for this include migration of more highly educated individuals to large metropolitan areas and family background factors that are more favorable to higher levels of educational attainment in large urban areas. It is also shown that although urban advantages in schooling for respondents at age 16 have declined over time, urban advantages for respondents when they are older have increased. Data from the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey are used.This study examines the relationship between residential location and educational attainment. This is an important topic for research. Although there is a substantial amount of research on the determinants of educational attainment and other educational outcomes, the relationship between residential location and educational outcomes has not been the particular focus of many studies. It is of value to determine if differences in educational outcomes by residential location are caused in part by location or if they are a result of location. This is important if one wants to ensure fairness in educational opportunities by location. For example, educational levels might be relatively high even if the quality of schooling is relatively low if a location is sufficiently attractive to highly educated households. It could also be the case that the quality of schooling is relatively high in a location

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“…Unlike past decades, the creation of vibrant and sustainable economies in rural America is becoming increasingly tied to the educational credentials and training skills of the local workforce (Aldrich and Kusmin 1997;Gibbs, Swaim, and Teixeira 1998;McCall 1997). Increasingly, firms are settling in rural areas that have a sufficient pool of well-educated workers or a labor force capable of learning needed skills (Gale, Wojan, and Olmsted 2002;McGranahan 2002). At the same time, such firms want localities that take the education of their children seriously -places that invest in the education of tomorrow's workforce.…”

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Laying the Foundation for Employment: The Role of Social Capital in Educational Achievement

Israel¹,

Beaulieu²

2004

Review of Regional Studies

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This paper examines the role of social capital -the set of supportive interpersonal interactions that exists in the family, community, and school -in promoting educational achievement. Employing data on public school students from the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) and other secondary data sources, we examine the link between students' access to social capital and important educational benchmarks, especially standardized test scores for math and reading. Building on previous research, we attempt to refine the conceptualization and measurement of social capital. We then undertake a new exploration of test score gains realized by students over the course of the 8 th to 12 th grades in order to assess the extent to which social capital attributes of the family, school, and community contribute to such gains. Finally, we outline the implications of our findings in guiding education policy activities in rural America.

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Local Context and Advanced Technology Use by Small, Independent Manufacturers in Rural Areas

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Design, innovation, and rural creative places: Are the arts the cherry on top, or the secret sauce?

Design, innovation, and rural creative places: Are the arts the cherry on top, or the secret sauce?

Educational Attainment and Residential Location

Laying the Foundation for Employment: The Role of Social Capital in Educational Achievement

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