Behind the Learning Curve: A Sketch of the Learning Process
Management Science · 1991 · Volume 37 · Issue 3
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.
Keywords
productivity, learning, learning curve, manufacturing, engineering changes, training
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