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Late Innovation Strategies in Asian Electronics Industries: A Conceptual Framework and Illustrative Evidence

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  • Dieter Ernst

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This paper was published in Oxford Development Studies special issue in honor of the late Professor Linsu Kim. The paper reviews evidence on the evolution of electronics design in Asia's leading electronics exporting countries, to establish what capabilities have been developed, and to shed light on the forces that are driving "late innovation" strategies. It also reviews intellectual sources that can be used to theoretically ground these hypotheses. Using a well-known taxonomy of innovation that distinguishes incremental, modular, architectural and radical innovations, and the concept of "disruptive technologies", I argue that Asian firms may have realistic chances to engage in incremental innovations as well as in architectural innovations. However, to sustain "late innovation" strategies over a longer period, "complex system integration" capabilities are necessary to provide the missing link.

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Paper provided by East-West Center, Economics Study Area in its series Economics Study Area Working Papers with number 66.

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Length: 28 pages
Date of creation: Mar 2004
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Handle: RePEc:ewc:wpaper:wp66

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Cited by:
  1. Dieter Ernst, 2004. "Searching for a New Role in East Asian Regionlization: Japanese Production Networks in the Electronics Industry," Economics Study Area Working Papers 68, East-West Center, Economics Study Area.
  2. Kingsley E. Haynes & Lei Ding, 2006. "Technology, Innovation and Latecomer Strategies: Evidence from the Mobile Handset Manufacturing Sector in China," ERSA conference papers ersa06p17, European Regional Science Association.
  3. Boy Luethje, 2004. "Global Production Networks and Industrial Upgrading in China: The Case in Electronics Contract Manufacturing," Economics Study Area Working Papers 74, East-West Center, Economics Study Area.
  4. Padilla-Pérez, Ramón, 2008. "A regional approach to study technology transfer through foreign direct investment: The electronics industry in two Mexican regions," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 849-860, June.

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