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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-69 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal of Technology Management |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 21 May 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
China's quest for innovation and upgrading has motivated a growing number of analyses of innovation and upgrading processes, their main drivers and typical outcomes in China. Most of these studies are concerned with large foreign-invested and state-owned firms. They have found integration into global production networks (GPN) as well as strong governmental support to be important success factors. In contrast, little has been published about the innovation and upgrading behaviour of private small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper addresses the upgrading of private SMEs based on a sample from the electronics industry of the Pearl River Delta (PRD). We find that a number of success factors usually assumed to stimulate upgrading in China have no influence. These include GPN integration, government contacts and other inter-personal linkages. The upgrading of private SMEs can instead be best explained through a focus on the growing domestic market, overcoming typical resource constraints and a reliance on internal capabilities.
Keywords
- Absorptive capacity, Binary logistic regression model, China, Global production networks, GPN, Innovation, Pearl River Delta, PRD, Resource-based view, Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Industrial relations
- Engineering(all)
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Strategy and Management
- Social Sciences(all)
- Law
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In: International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 65, No. 1-4, 21.05.2014, p. 49-69.
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