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An Institutional Perspective on Production and Upgrading - The Electronics Industry in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
von: Daniel Schiller
Franz Steiner Verlag, 2013
ISBN: 9783515105668 , 253 Seiten
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An Institutional Perspective on Production and Upgrading - The Electronics Industry in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER A. INTRODUCTION
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1. THE RELEVANCE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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2. AIM, SCOPE AND CONTRIBUTION
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3. POSITIONING THE THESIS WITHIN A LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT
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4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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PART I: CONCEPT AND MEASUREMENT OF INFORMALITY
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CHAPTER B. INFORMAL DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC PROCESSES – CONCEPTUAL REMARKS ON INFORMALITY AND AGILITY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
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1. THE CONCEPT OF INFORMALITY FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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2. AGILITY: SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BY COMBINING INFORMALITY AND FLEXIBILITY
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3. REGIONAL ASPECTS OF INFORMALITY AND AGILITY: UPGRADING AND RESILIENCE
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4. CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER C. MEASURING INFORMALITY AND FLEXIBILITY – AN OVERVIEW OF DATA AND METHODS USED FOR THE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
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1. COMPANY SURVEYS
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2. QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS
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3. MEASURING THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL NETWORKS AND OTHER FACETS OF INFORMALITY
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4. DISCUSSION OF STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL WEAKNESSESOF THE DATASETS AND INDICATORS
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PART II: INFORMAL ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
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CHAPTER D. SPATIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITION OF AN EAST ASIAN HIGH-GROWTH REGION: THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE GREATER PEARL RIVER DELTA
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. CONCEPTUALISING SPATIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITION IN HIGH-GROWTH REGIONS
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3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON SPATIAL TRANSITIONS
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4. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON ORGANISATIONAL TRANSITIONS
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5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER E. PERSONALISATION OF BUSINESS RELATIONS IN HONG KONG AND THE PEARL RIVER DELTA: AN INSTITUTIONAL NECESSITY OR A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY?
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. THE RATIONALE BEHIND PERSONALISATION OF BUSINESS RELATIONS
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3. DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL NETWORKS
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4. EXPLANATION OF PERSONALISATION PATTERNS
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5. DISCUSSION OF QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE
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6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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PART III: INFORMAL ASPECTS OF UPGRADING AND INNOVATION
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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
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE UPGRADING OF TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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3. OVERVIEW OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE
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4. INNOVATION AND UPGRADING ACTIVITIES OF DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC ELECTRONICS FIRMS
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5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER G. THE IMPACT OF GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY ON CORPORATE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, STRATEGY AND INNOVATION IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
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3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS ON THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGY ON INNOVATION
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4. DISCUSSION
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5. CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER H. UPGRADING STRATEGIES OF FIRMS FROM EMERGING ECONOMIES IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS: THREE CASES FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. IDENTIFICATION OF DETERMINANTS FOR UPGRADING ON THREE LEVELS
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3. THE REGIONAL PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION SYSTEM OF HONG KONG AND THE PEARL RIVER DELTA
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4. THE CASE STUDIES
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5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER I. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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1. SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS
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2. MAJOR FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO INFORMAL DYNAMICS
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3. POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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4. RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
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LIST OF REFERENCES
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ANNEX
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