Success factors for upgrading and innovation in the electronics industry

An analysis of private small and medium-sized enterprises in the Pearl River Delta

verfasst von

Arman Peighambari, Stefan Hennemann, Ingo Liefner

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.

Externe Organisation(en)

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Typ

Artikel

Journal

International Journal of Technology Management

Band

65

Seiten

49-69

Anzahl der Seiten

21

ISSN

0267-5730

Publikationsdatum

21.05.2014

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehungen, Ingenieurwesen (insg.), Angewandte Informatik, Strategie und Management, Recht

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 9 – Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTM.2014.060950 (Zugang: Geschlossen)