Technology catch-up in China compared with Japan: A new development model

Yong Cao, Hiroaki Sakai, Xie Lin Liu, Akio Nagahira, Yasutaka Iguchi

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Abstract

This paper contrasts these contexts and describes an alternative model of catch-up that can be discerned through an examination of the industries in which Chinese firms are competing successfully. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key features of the Chinese catch-up process to propose an alternative model of catch-up that takes into account key features of the current environment, some of which differ critically from Japan. First we review the Japanese catch-up processes during the 1960s-1980s to highlight key features. Next, we introduce our framework that is grounded in China's experience, and describe China's on-going catch-up process in those terms. We then look specifically at the mobile phone handset industry to illustrate the catch-up process in China. Finally, we discuss the general implications of our framework for both research and policymaking. (c) 2006 PICMET.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPICMET '06 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings Technology Management for the Global Future
Pages1030-1039
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventPICMET '06 - Technology Management for the Global Future - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 2006 Jul 82006 Jul 13

Publication series

NamePortland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
Volume3

Other

OtherPICMET '06 - Technology Management for the Global Future
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period06/7/806/7/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Strategy and Management

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