Behind the Learning Curve: A Sketch of the Learning Process
Patrick AdlerIndustrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4024Kim B. ClarkHarvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Boston, Massachusetts 02163
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Abstract
This exploratory paper sketches some of the behavioral processes that give rise to the learning curve. Using data from two manufacturing departments in an electronic equipment company, we construct a model of productivity improvement as a function of cumulative output and two managerial variables—engineering changes and workforce training. Exploration of this model highlights the complex relationship between first-order and second-order learning.
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