The electronics manufacturing sector of Hong Kong and Taiwan : a firm level comparision and its policy implications

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-118).by Kheng Leong Cheah.M.S

Dynamic capability of value net management in technology-based international SMEs

siirretty Doriast

The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies

This book synthesizes and interprets existing knowledge on technology upgrading failures as well as lessons from successes and failures in order to better understand the challenges of technology upgrading in emerging economies. The objective is to bring together in one volume diverse evidence regarding three major dimensions of technology upgrading: paths of technology upgrading, structural changes in the nature of technology upgrading, and the issues of technology transfer and technology upgrading. The knowledge of these three dimensions is being synthesized at the firm, sector, and macro levels across different countries and world macro-regions. Compared to the old and new challenges and uncertainties facing emerging economies, our understanding of the technology upgrading is sparse, unsystematic, and scattered. While our understanding of these issues from the 1980s and 1990s is relatively more systematized, the changes that took place during the globalization and proliferation of GVCs, the effects of the post-2008 events, and the effects of the current COVID-19 and geopolitical struggles on technology upgrading have not been explored and compared synthetically. Moreover, the recent growth slowdown in many emerging economies, often known as a middle-income trap, has reinforced the importance of understanding the technology upgrading challenges of catching-up economies. We believe that the time is ripe for “taking stock of the area” in order to systematize and evaluate the existing knowledge on processes of technology upgrading of emerging economies at the firm, sector, and international levels and to make further inroads in research on this issue. This volume aims to significantly contribute towards this end

The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies

This book synthesizes and interprets existing knowledge on technology upgrading failures as well as lessons from successes and failures in order to better understand the challenges of technology upgrading in emerging economies. The objective is to bring together in one volume diverse evidence regarding three major dimensions of technology upgrading: paths of technology upgrading, structural changes in the nature of technology upgrading, and the issues of technology transfer and technology upgrading. The knowledge of these three dimensions is being synthesized at the firm, sector, and macro levels across different countries and world macro-regions. Compared to the old and new challenges and uncertainties facing emerging economies, our understanding of the technology upgrading is sparse, unsystematic, and scattered. While our understanding of these issues from the 1980s and 1990s is relatively more systematized, the changes that took place during the globalization and proliferation of GVCs, the effects of the post-2008 events, and the effects of the current COVID-19 and geopolitical struggles on technology upgrading have not been explored and compared synthetically. Moreover, the recent growth slowdown in many emerging economies, often known as a middle-income trap, has reinforced the importance of understanding the technology upgrading challenges of catching-up economies. We believe that the time is ripe for “taking stock of the area” in order to systematize and evaluate the existing knowledge on processes of technology upgrading of emerging economies at the firm, sector, and international levels and to make further inroads in research on this issue. This volume aims to significantly contribute towards this end

Fusing indigenous knowledge and global best practices leads a way to global competitiveness in emerging economies: Source of China?s conspicuous strength in solar and wind industry

Ph.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH

Multilateral transfer of technological knowledge in MNEs: a study based on IC design MNEs, 2001-2008

This thesis examines the theoretical background of multilateral knowledge transfer and synthesizes two lines of thinking on the exploitation of multinationality and the contributory role of subsidiaries. Scholars have devoted decades unpacking the mechanisms and dynamics of the creation, transfer and integration of subsidiary knowledge. As the phenomenon is decentralized and multilateral in nature, it often poses a dilemma for MNE managers due to the promising yet conflicting positions of knowledge-creating subsidiaries in local external networks and the corporate internal network. Existing studies generally acknowledge the challenges but tend to accentuate the creative potentials and downplay the costs of maintaining the delicate cross-level interdependencies involved. This thesis reviews the histories and public records of 28 world-leading IC design MNEs and delineates the cross-level interdependencies and multilateral knowledge transfer between the headquarters, knowledge-creating subsidiaries and external knowledge sources in host countries. Incorporating company annual reports, news archives and patenting records, this comprehensive investigation of geographical, industrial and temporal dimensions of inter- and intra-firm knowledge flows reveals the diverse knowledge sources and dynamics of the modern semiconductor industry. The findings also provide insights into the relationships between the heterarchical structure, mandated and entrepreneurial subsidiary knowledge creation and intra-firm cognitive gaps. Finally, the thesis theorizes how MNEs may use intra-firm R&D collaborations to establish incidental interdependencies between members of the MNE corporate network and implement internal entrepreneurshi

Motives and location choice of OFDI: the case of China

The motives and location choice of OFDI: the case of ChinaThis research investigates the location choice of Chinese companies' outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). It addresses the question of why companies with similar motivations will invest in different types of locations. In more details, how a company's motivation affects their location for OFDI, and what it is about some Chinese companies that allows them to invest in certain countries. It also seeks to examine the extent to which classical theories can explain the OFDI from emerging markets in the case of China.Chinese official data has certain flaws, such as low quality at firm level and the omission of some important investments due to the data collection methods. Thus this research uses data collected from a private survey. Logistic regression analysis was applied to a sample of 129 companies, and the following conclusions made:Firstly, a company's investment motivation is the determining factor for their investment. Chinese MNEs motivated to acquire created assets, such as brand name, technology and managerial expertise are more likely to invest in developed countries rather than less developed countries. There is no clear evidence of efficiency seeking as a motivation for Chinese companies, but natural resource seeking FDIs are considerable from China.Meanwhile, this research finds evidence of capital seeking FDI. As a result of the Chinese government's capital control policy, some Chinese companies invest overseas to access the host countries' stock market. This kind of investment is generally performed using some unconventional method, such as 'reverse takeover' or 'round-tripping'.Secondly, the Chinese Government plays an important role in Chinese OFDI. The Government's foreign policy may influence a company's investment decision making. E.g. companies with a stronger relationship with the Government are more likely to invest in developed countries rather than Hong KongThis research also finds evidence that a closer government relationship enhances companies' competitive advantages when performing the investment. This research suggests that a strong connection with the Government acts as an ownership advantage in the case of Chinese firms.Thirdly, Internalisation of Internationalisation (i2) is suggested and developed in this research. This term encapsulates the systematic knowledge transfer that is hypothesised as occurring during the operation of a joint venture or other form of alliance with foreign investors in China. It is proposed that this knowledge transfer from foreign firms to the domestic company enables Chinese companies to acquire knowledge of international operation even before engaging with the overseas market. This research finds that companies with exposure to i2 are better prepared and therefore more likely to undertake OFDI. The thesis concludes that previous participation in international business collaboration increases the probability of OFDI by these Chinese firms.This research finds that classical OFDI theories are still reliable in explaining the emerging market OFDI in the case of China. However, IB theories should also draw more attention to the fact that asset augmenting can play a major role in this investment environment. Moreover, some new concepts such as capital seeking and i2 should be added into the theoretical framework

Developing a framework for the modernisation of passenger railway maintenance depots in developing countries

Industrial Engineerin

Kinematics and Robot Design I, KaRD2018

This volume collects the papers published on the Special Issue “Kinematics and Robot Design I, KaRD2018” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/KARD), which is the first issue of the KaRD Special Issue series, hosted by the open access journal “MDPI Robotics”. The KaRD series aims at creating an open environment where researchers can present their works and discuss all the topics focused on the many aspects that involve kinematics in the design of robotic/automatic systems. Kinematics is so intimately related to the design of robotic/automatic systems that the admitted topics of the KaRD series practically cover all the subjects normally present in well-established international conferences on “mechanisms and robotics”. KaRD2018 received 22 papers and, after the peer-review process, accepted only 14 papers. The accepted papers cover some theoretical and many design/applicative aspects