An institutional perspective on production and upgrading : the electronics industry in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta / Daniel Schiller.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Schiller, Daniel, author.

Series:

Megastädte und globaler Wandel ; Band 12.

Megastädte und Globaler Wandel ; Band 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic industries--China.

Electronic industries.

China--Commerce.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart, Germany : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2013.

Summary:

Production and upgrading processes in emerging economies are studied by geographers and economists since many years. However, the relevance of institutions, in particular the informal ones, has not yet been fully understood. The institutional perspective of this e-book is relevant because regional production and innovation are embedded within multi-layered institutional settings which are enforced by actors at different spatial scales, e.g. local stakeholders, national policy makers, and multinational firms.This e-book analyses the electronics industry of the mega-urban region of Hon

Contents:

CONTENTS; CHAPTER A. INTRODUCTION; 1. THE RELEVANCE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 2. AIM, SCOPE AND CONTRIBUTION; 3. POSITIONING THE THESIS WITHIN A LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT; 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I: CONCEPT AND MEASUREMENT OF INFORMALITY; CHAPTER B. INFORMAL DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC PROCESSES - CONCEPTUAL REMARKS ON INFORMALITY AND AGILITY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; 1. THE CONCEPT OF INFORMALITY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 2. AGILITY: SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BY COMBINING INFORMALITY AND FLEXIBILITY; 3. REGIONAL ASPECTS OF INFORMALITY AND AGILITY: UPGRADING AND RESILIENCE

4. CONCLUSIONCHAPTER C. MEASURING INFORMALITY AND FLEXIBILITY - AN OVERVIEW OF DATA AND METHODS USED FOR THE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; 1. COMPANY SURVEYS; 2. QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; 3. MEASURING THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL NETWORKS AND OTHER FACETS OF INFORMALITY; 4. DISCUSSION OF STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL WEAKNESSESOF THE DATASETS AND INDICATORS; PART II: INFORMAL ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; CHAPTER D. SPATIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITION OF AN EAST ASIAN HIGH-GROWTH REGION: THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE GREATER PEARL RIVER DELTA; 1. INTRODUCTION

2. CONCEPTUALISING SPATIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITION IN HIGH-GROWTH REGIONS3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON SPATIAL TRANSITIONS; 4. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITIONS; 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; CHAPTER E. PERSONALISATION OF BUSINESS RELATIONS IN HONG KONG AND THE PEARL RIVER DELTA: AN INSTITUTIONAL NECESSITY OR A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY?; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE RATIONALE BEHIND PERSONALISATION OF BUSINESS RELATIONS; 3. DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL NETWORKS; 4. EXPLANATION OF PERSONALISATION PATTERNS; 5. DISCUSSION OF QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE

6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONPART III: INFORMAL ASPECTS OF UPGRADING AND INNOVATION; CHAPTER F. THE ROLE OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FIRMS IN REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS OF LATECOMER COUNTRIES: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE UPGRADING OF TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 3. OVERVIEW OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE; 4. INNOVATION AND UPGRADING ACTIVITIES OF DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC ELECTRONICS FIRMS; 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

CHAPTER G. THE IMPACT OF GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY ON CORPORATE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, STRATEGY AND INNOVATION IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; 3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY ON INNOVATION; 4. DISCUSSION; 5. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER H. UPGRADING STRATEGIES OF FIRMS FROM EMERGING ECONOMIES IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS: THREE CASES FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. IDENTIFICATION OF DETERMINANTS FOR UPGRADING ON THREE LEVELS

3. THE REGIONAL PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION SYSTEM OF HONG KONG AND THE PEARL RIVER DELTA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 10, 2014).

Habilitation Leibniz University Hannover 2012.

ISBN:

3-515-10566-2