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A spiral process model of technological innovation in a developing country: The case of Samsung

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  • Françoise Chevalier

    (GREGH - Groupement de Recherche et d'Etudes en Gestion à HEC - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Kichan Park

    (Graduate School of Business Administration - Inha University Incheon)

  • Murad Ali

    (Graduate School of Business Administration - Inha University Incheon)

Abstract

This article presents a spiral process model of indigenous technological innovation capabilities (ITICs) that shows how firms in a developing country initiate, imitate, improve and make innovative technologies. Any technological innovation passes through four stages: (1) technological innovation (TI), (2) transfer of technology (imitation), (3) adaptive technological innovation (improvement), and finally (4) indigenous technological innovation (local innovation). This paper reviews models and frameworks related to technological innovation capabilities (TICs) which are proposed in the context of developing countries. It then analyzes the Late-Starter, Samsung Electronics as a case in point to illustrate how Korean firms have built their ITICs. The model shows four developmental stages at Samsung Electronics as: (a) Entrance of foreign companies into the Korean market and their refusal to transfer their technologies to Samsung initiating its ITICs, (b) Samsung started TICs by means of reversing the engineering of imported foreign technologies and transfer of technology, (c) it improved TI by means of adaptive technological innovation strategy and finally (4) the capability to establish their own ITICs, to become one of the leading companies in the world which challenges firms from advanced countries in the global market. The paper also highlights the developmental changes in the semiconductor (DRAM technology) of Korea. Keeping past experiences in consideration, we conclude that this model provides useful implications for newly industrializing countries (NICs) following the same pattern of technological development.

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  • Françoise Chevalier & Kichan Park & Murad Ali, 2011. "A spiral process model of technological innovation in a developing country: The case of Samsung," Post-Print hal-00675320, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00675320
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    1. Algarni, Mohammad A. & Ali, Murad & Leal-Rodríguez, Antonio L. & Albort-Morant, Gema, 2023. "The differential effects of potential and realized absorptive capacity on imitation and innovation strategies, and its impact on sustained competitive advantage," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    2. Ali, Murad, 2021. "Imitation or innovation: To what extent do exploitative learning and exploratory learning foster imitation strategy and innovation strategy for sustained competitive advantage?✰," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
    3. San Choi & Jongtaik Lee & Hyun-Woo Park, 2020. "A Comparative Study of Sustainable Transition from Catch-up to Post Catch-up of South Korea and China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-23, June.
    4. Zulfiqar Ali & Hongyi Sun & Murad Ali, 2017. "The Impact of Managerial and Adaptive Capabilities to Stimulate Organizational Innovation in SMEs: A Complementary PLS–SEM Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-23, November.
    5. Imran Anwar Mir, 2011. "Innovative Process Management: A Strategic Weapon to Succeed in a Dynamic and Hyper Competitive Environment," Information Management and Business Review, AMH International, vol. 3(6), pages 315-327.

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