Transborder Industrialization in the Framework of Singapore's Regionalization Strategy: The Case of Singapore's Gambit in Vietnam

Yeoh, Caroline; Sim, Victor; How, Wilfred Pow Ngee

doi:10.1300/j098v08n03_05

Cited by 8 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…A national brand is part of a state’s soft power that attracts and persuades others via the means of the attractiveness of a country’s culture, political ideals, and policies (Nye 2004). A positive national brand has a value to domestic companies, as shown by Singapore’s investment in a ‘clean, efficient, reliable’ image upon which Singapore corporates can trade (Chong 2009; Yeoh et al, 2014). The South Korean government also launched a nation branding champion in 2009, which aims to ‘raise credibility and respect for Korea that can eventually support its overseas image with a positive impact on country’s businesses and nationals abroad’ (Uttam 2019: 249).…”

Section: The State and Urban Entrepreneurialismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban entrepreneurialism 3.0 and the export of urban expertise: The case of South Korea’s international information and telecommunication technology program

Miao

Phelps

Kim

2023

Competition & Change

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Several modes of urban entrepreneurialism, variously composed of central-local, state-market, state-civil society, and domestic-international relations, have been apparent since the 1970s. Drawing inspiration from East Asian developmental states, we argue that it is under the most recent mode of urban entrepreneurialism 3.0 that the urban sources of exports and national economic development have been most fully mobilised by states. We illustrate this export of urban expertise with the case of South Korea’s International Information and Telecommunication Technology Program (ITTP), offered by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), which trains future ICT and city leaders from developing countries. We trace the history and effects of the ITTP through original empirical research involving interviews and a survey of graduates from the program. The ITTP is revealing of state intrapreneurialism in the export of sector-specific urban expertise with effects on national brands, new markets and the formation of new institutions. The case of the ITTP is one among a variety of means by which East Asian states in particular have projected urban expertise internationally. It also points to these states’ struggle to coordinate institutions involved in, and generate consensus around, national models of urban expertise to be exported.

show abstract

Section: The State and Urban Entrepreneurialismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban entrepreneurialism 3.0 and the export of urban expertise: The case of South Korea’s international information and telecommunication technology program

Miao

Phelps

Kim

2023

Competition & Change

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The case of Singapore is special, because of its early focus on trade-related services. but also due to the the flourishing of high-tech and high-value local firms in electronics, chemicals, and biomedical industries, which were able to become suppliers of leading global firms and later, become leaders themselves and developed their own regional networks (Dent, 2003;Yeoh, Sim, & How, 2007;Yeung, 2008). A common thread in all these cases is the great involvement of government at several levels.…”

Section: Chains and Agglomerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participación en las redes globales de producción en el sureste de Asia: prospectos para mejoramiento tecnológico y lecciones para América Latina

Aymes

Fajardo

2018

mycp

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Participación en las redes globales de producción en el sureste de Asia: prospectos para mejoramiento tecnológico y lecciones para América Latina AbstractDeveloping countries are under constant pressure to improve economic conditions and generate sources of employment. To achieve these goals, in the last few decades the mantra has been to engage in global production networks and carry out institutional reforms to attract foreign capital. However, the current set of ideas about globalization is dominated by the premise that economic

show abstract

“…the Japanese and Chinese firms' divergent strategies of targeting the higher end and lower end of the market respectively, Fujita shows that they are fundamentally motivated by Vietnam's large population, poor public transportation system, and low (but rising) income level. Notwithstanding the appeal of its domestic market (third largest in ASEAN), Vietnam's corporate sector is challenging for MNCs as it lacks transparency and is rife with allegations of power abuse by the state sector (see also Yeoh, Sim, & How, 2007). In particular, its cohort of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) enjoys a cosy relationship with the state and has privileged access to factors of production (e.g.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?

Lim

2017

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

What do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?Based on research and qualitative personal interviews with Malaysian firms that have invested in Vietnam, the paper investigates the motives guiding their foreign direct investment (FDI). It argues that a sizeable portion of Malaysian firms are market seekers exploiting Vietnam's large, young, and growing domestic market, and natural resource seekers targeting the country's natural resource i.e. land lease, labour, and raw materials.The paper also argues that some of the firms are strategic asset seekers as they collaborate with politically well-connected Vietnamese firms to further their long term commercial interests, underscoring their experience in operating in a challenging business environment.Only a small percentage of Malaysian firms identify themselves as efficiency seekers, which highlights the low organizational and technical abilities of Malaysia's manufacturing sector.Nevertheless, such investment is suitable for Vietnam as it expedites Vietnam's development more effectively than the traditional 'North-South FDI'.

show abstract

Transborder Industrialization in the Framework of Singapore's Regionalization Strategy: The Case of Singapore's Gambit in Vietnam

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Urban entrepreneurialism 3.0 and the export of urban expertise: The case of South Korea’s international information and telecommunication technology program

Urban entrepreneurialism 3.0 and the export of urban expertise: The case of South Korea’s international information and telecommunication technology program

Participación en las redes globales de producción en el sureste de Asia: prospectos para mejoramiento tecnológico y lecciones para América Latina

What Do Malaysian Firms Seek in Vietnam?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About