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Mechanical and Organizational Innovation: The Drapers and the Automatic Loom

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The Draper Company's commitment to research and development was unparalleled among other nineteenth-century American manufacturers in older industries. This innovative drive, coupled with a strategy of patent defense and control, carried the firm to the top of the cotton textile machine industry by the end of the century. The company's 1907 decision to follow a less innovative path seemed sensible in light of its secure position in a volatile market, but the costs in long-term competitive strength were high.

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  • Mass, William, 1989. "Mechanical and Organizational Innovation: The Drapers and the Automatic Loom," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 63(4), pages 876-929, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:63:y:1989:i:04:p:876-929_04
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    1. Sutthiphisal, Dhanoos, 2006. "Learning-by-Producing and the Geographic Links Between Invention and Production: Experience from the Second Industrial Revolution," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(4), pages 992-1025, December.
    2. James Bessen & Alessandro Nuvolari, 2019. "Diffusing new technology without dissipating rents: some historical case studies of knowledge sharing," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 28(2), pages 365-388.

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