Economic upgrading in a state-coordinated, liberal market economy

Ritchie, Bryan K.

doi:10.1007/s10490-008-9089-0

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“…Innovation in emerging economies has received increasing attention in recent years (Chang, Chung, & Mahmood, 2006;Zhou et al, 2006). However, the question of how companies' organizational structure in emerging countries affects innovation performance has received little attention despite its great importance (Ritchie, 2009;Zhou & Li, 2007). Innovation in emerging economies presents some particularities such as more centralized tradition, fast economic growth rate, weak technological capabilities, and a turbulent environment (Hoskisson et al, 2005;Zhang et al, 2007;Zhou, Yim, & Tse, 2005).…”

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Centralization and innovation performance in an emerging economy: testing the moderating effects

2014

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Previous research examining the relationship between centralization and innovation performance has suggested conflicting views and mixed results. Drawing on the knowledge-based view, this study identifies two mechanisms underlying the relationship between centralization and innovation performance: information flow and behavior change of organizational members. We argue that the relationship between centralization and innovation performance can be positively moderated if the constrained information flow can be compensated, or the undermined motivation of employees can be adjusted, or both information and behavior drawbacks can be mitigated. With a sample of Chinese high-tech firms, we find that a positive relationship between centralization and innovation performance is more likely to occur if the firm owns higher-level human capital, charismatic leadership or entrepreneurial orientation. These findings shed light on the debate concerning when centralization enhances innovation performance and provide managerial implications for firms in emerging economies.

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Centralization and innovation performance in an emerging economy: testing the moderating effects

2014

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“…Furthermore, the VoC approach has been criticized for not having enough variety (Allen, 2004) and not considering changes in institutions (Hall & Thelen, 2005). Many developing Asian economies have yet to adapt one system or the other and may develop unique hybrid approaches (Ritchie, 2009). Our study does not consider the classification of countries by LME or CME, although we do speak to the extent of coordination in markets.…”

Section: Institutional Influences On Export-oriented Entrepreneurial mentioning

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Varieties of export-oriented entrepreneurship in Asia

Terjesen

Hessels

2009

Asia Pac J Manag

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This paper explores differences in the proportion of export-oriented earlystage entrepreneurial activity in 12 Asian countries. Drawing on varieties of capitalism theory, we find that Asian countries with high quality institutions are more likely to have higher proportions of young export-oriented firms. However, analysis on a 51 country data set indicates that Asian countries have significantly fewer young export-oriented firms than do non-Asian countries. Furthermore, the multi-country study reveals that countries with higher proportions of export-oriented entrepreneurial activity tend to have flexible industrial relations, high quality vocational training, and confrontational labor-employer relations, however the proportion of export-oriented new ventures is not related to the quality of corporate governance and inter-firm relations.Asia Pac J Manag (2009) 26:537-561 DOI 10.1007 Siri Terjesen and Jolanda Hessels contributed equally.We appreciate developmental feedback from the three special issue editors, two anonymous reviewers, and participants at the APJM Varieties of Capitalism conference and the Queensland University of Technology Entrepreneurship bootcamp. This research was financed by a

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“…Appropriate skills and knowledge when available are also insufficient in quantities for MNCs to upgrade their Malaysian operations (Ritchie 2008).…”

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Industrial Deepening in Malaysia: Policy Lessons for Developing Countries

Siew-Yean

Loke

2011

SSRN Journal

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The Malaysian economy has undergone substantial industrial transformation, shifting from primary commodity production to manufacturing in slightly more than 5 decades since achieving independence. However, efforts to deepen manufacturing development have not succeeded in nurturing a critical mass of domestic entrepreneurs with indigenous innovative capacities as industrialization continues to be dependent on imported technology and capital. Instead, the manufacturing sector is facing premature deindustrialization. In view of these developments, this study aims to assess the extent of industrial deepening in a country through the development of linkages, as well as the key factors that have contributed to this. This has important policy lessons for other developing countries that are following similar export-oriented, foreign direct investment-led strategies for their industrial development. The main findings of this study indicate that while trade and investment policies have contributed to the development of the manufacturing sector, they have also fostered closer integration with the rest of the world rather than within the domestic economy. The electrical and electronics subsector has relatively weaker backward linkages than other subsectors in the economy. Deepening internal integration requires complementary labor, human capital, and technology policies that can facilitate the development of linkages in the manufacturing sector.

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Economic upgrading in a state-coordinated, liberal market economy

Abstract: Varieties of capitalism, Innovation, Training, Institutional capacity, Southeast Asia, Economic upgrading,

Cited by 24 publications

References 23 publications

Centralization and innovation performance in an emerging economy: testing the moderating effects

Centralization and innovation performance in an emerging economy: testing the moderating effects

Varieties of export-oriented entrepreneurship in Asia

Industrial Deepening in Malaysia: Policy Lessons for Developing Countries

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