The co-evolution of technology and institution in the Korean information and communications industry

Beyond technological catch-up: An empirical investigation of further innovative capability accumulation outcomes in latecomer firms with evidence from Brazil

“…Several studies have examined the attainment of innovative capabilities near or at the international innovation frontier in latecomer firms from different industries, including producers of automobiles and semiconductors in South Korea and Taiwan (e.g., Kim, 1997;Sher and Yang, 2005); glass in Mexico (e.g., Dutrénit, 2000); consumer electronics, telecom and telecomequipment in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and China (e.g., Lee and Lim, 2001;Amsden and Tschang, 2003;Hobday et al, 2004;Choung et al, 2006;Fan, 2006;Ariffin, 2010); thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in Taiwan (Zhang et al, 2008); electronics in Mexico (Iammarino et al, 2008); pharmaceuticals in India (Kale and Little, 2007); ships in South Korea and Taiwan (Sohn et al, 2009); oil and gas in Brazil (Dantas and Bell, 2009;Silvestre and Dalcol, 2009); pulp and paper in Brazil (Figueiredo, 2010), metals, ceramics, composites and polymers in Turkey (Yoruk, 2011), and firms located in clusters (e.g., Giuliani and Bell, 2005). Conversely, latecomer firms may accumulate capabilities at the level of the international production frontier but not at the international innovation frontier -e.g., the pulp and paper industry in Indonesia (van Dijk and Bell, 2007).…”

The continuing debate on firm performance: A multilevel approach to the IT sectors of Taiwan and South Korea

“…Taiwan's IT entrepreneurs participate in a quite advanced form of "organizational learning," allowing firms to absorb technology and resources from a variety of sources and "recombine" them through the exercise of "combinative capabilities" (Kogut and Zander, 1992). For South Korea, Choung, Hwang, and Yang (2006) indicate that cumulative learning in technology, organization and public institution is a critical factor to upgrade technological capabilities in the innovation systems of IT industry. The process of recombining technological resources into technological capabilities represents a fusion of technology strategies at the firm level and international technology transfers at the level of the IT sectors as a whole (Cusumano and Elenkov, 1994).…”

Institutional environment and complementary assets: Business strategy in China’s 3G development

“…As firms acquire more technological capabilities, they are better able to make strategic choices within institutional constraints through mechanisms such as innovations and learning (Choung, Hwang, & Yang, 2006). These mechanisms enable the firms to acquire intellectual property rights that give them the bargaining power to negotiate with other resource owners and institutions.…”