Synopses & Reviews
Does globalization benefit the growth of indigenous firms in developing countries? Existing research has recognized that growth depends on technology diffusion from developed to developing countries through international economic activities such as trade and investment. However, the reality is not so straightforward. Indigenous Chinese firms have achieved rapid growth even without complete technology diffusion.
The Growth of Chinese Electronics Firms outlines the way firms grow in China at an organizational level. Kimura uses China's electronics industry as a case study for measuring the fast-growing manufacturing sector and provides a way to systematically understand the organizational form of indigenous firms in comparison to that of foreign firms in the Chinese market. Although Chinese electronics firms have faced the technology gap between indigenous and foreign firms, they have attained growth by using external technology of specialized firms and internal knowledge of the domestic market as local firms in order to offset the gap. This book provides an optimal choice of the organizational form of indigenous firms, showing that the organization can be diversified depending on three factors: technology gap, external technology, and internal knowledge.
Synopsis
The Growth of Chinese Electronics Firms outlines the way firms grow in China at an organizational level. Kimura uses China's electronics industry as a case study for measuring technology-fuelled growth and provides a way to understand diversified the growth process systematically.
Synopsis
Does globalization benefit the growth of developing countries or not? Recent research has recognized that growth depends on technology diffusion through globalization, specifically if technology diffuses from developed countries to developing ones. Through international economic activities such as trade, the technological level of the world can be homogenized and bring developing countries up to speed. We see a prime example of this kind of development in China.
The Growth of Chinese Electronics Firms outlines the way firms grow in China at an organizational level. Kimura uses China's electronics industry as a case study for measuring technology-fuelled growth and provides a way to understand diversified the growth process systematically.
About the Author
Koichiro Kimura is Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, and Visiting Research Fellow at Brandeis University, USA. His current research focuses on the influence of Chinese firms on the global economy, in particular the outward foreign direct investment from China and innovation in China.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Survey and Framework
2. Outlook
3. Technology Gap
4. Diversification Mechanism
5. Model
6. Challenge for Overseas Expansion
Conclusions