What accounts for export success? A team of international contributors show that learning and capability formation are critical to sustain competitiveness. Through a series of case studies of firms in the textile and garment and electronics industries of five Asian economies - Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam - Technological Capabilities and Export Success in Asia demonstrates that cheap labour, combined with currency devaluation, is no longer sufficient for export success.

This book demonstrates through a series of case studies of firms in the electronics and textiles industries of five Asian countries (Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam - that learning and capability formation are critical to sustain export competitiveness. Specially, the case studies demonstrate that continuous innovation in product design, production processes, management routines, marketing and the organization of production are crucial for breaking into export markets and for expanding market share.

This book shows how cheap labour, combined with currency devaluation is no longer sufficient for export success, through a series of case studies of textile and garment and electronics industries in five Asian economies.

This book shows how cheap labour, combined with currency devaluation is no longer sufficient for export success, through a series of case studies of textile and garment and electronics industries in five Asian economies.

This is a comprehensive examination of the role of foreign direct investment in East Asia before and after the financial crisis of mid-1997.

This book addresses the changing nature of high-tech industries in Asia, particularly in the electronics sector. Its up-to-date findings will be invaluable to those involved in management, production networks and corporate strategy.

Globalization of Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This book on Globalization of Technology provides the essential aspects and fundamentals of Issues in Technology Transfer and Technological Capability Building such as: Techno-Economic Paradigms and Latecomer Industrialization; Knowledge Networks and the Internet; Technology Transfer: Vehicles, Conditions, Spillovers, and Policy Challenges; The Social Implications of Technological Development: Industrialization and Innovation as a Collective Process. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.