Conclusions and Implications: The Role of Multinationals in Technological Capability Building and Localization in Asia

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAJAH RASIAH
Keyword(s):  
Technological Capability ◽  
Capability Building

scholarly journals Internationalization of Chinese SMEs: The role of networks and global value chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Su ◽  
Zaheer Khan ◽  
Yong Kyu Lew ◽  
Byung Il Park ◽  
Umair Shafi Choksy
Keyword(s):  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Born Global ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Capability Building ◽  
Further Development

This article examines the role of networks and global value chains (GVCs) and how they influence emerging economy small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (EE-SMEs) internationalization. Drawing on the insights, experiences, and perspectives of entrepreneurs and senior managers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have originated from China, the study adopts qualitative approach and examines nine firms’ internationalization. We find that Chinese born-global manufacturing SMEs benefit from networks with quick insidership position into GVCs, but suffer from various obstacles that hinder their further development. The findings further indicate that network ties substantially facilitate EE-SMEs’ internationalization, but also restrict their future global development, as their low position within the GVCs impedes further business development and capability building. The case firms’ lower position within the GVCs weakens the networks’ influence on their GVC upgrading. The research identifies key enablers of GVC engagement and obstacles of GVC upgrading of the case firms which play an important role in the EE-SMEs’ internationalization. JEL CLASSIFICATION: M10; M16

Infographics Today: Using Qualitative Devices to Display Quantitative Information

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 146-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra H. Utt ◽  
Steve Pasternack
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Technological Capability ◽  
Creative Vision

Creative vision has been joined by technological capability to generate a surge in the number and variety of graphic devices on newspaper pages. And this has been accompanied by an expansion in the role of graphic departments.

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