Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan

Part 1 Introduction - East Asia's technological development: the challenge to Japan objectives of the study research methods theoretical concerns book structure lessons for other countries. Part 2 East Asian regional dynamics: understanding the region's progress economic growth regional development trade and technology the importance of electronics the flying geese model overseas Chinese models the role of the US economy technological reliance on Japan investments in the dragons outward investment by the four NIEs the role of the dragons in East Asia. Part 3 The latecomer firm: analytical framework defining technology and learning latecomers, leaders and followers technology acquisition channels the simple model latecomer technological learning linking technology to the market latecomers and innovation theory product life cycles and latecomer firms innovation, imitation and learning key research questions to explore. Part 4 The Republic of Korea - catching up in large corporations: compressing the cycle of technological learning policies for industrial development policies for education stages of technological development phases of development in electronics strengths and weaknesses in electronics institutions for learning foreign technology the OEM and ODM system size and scope of the chaebol learning to innovate - Anam Industrial Samsung - leadership in semiconductors Samsung - following in consumer electronics Samsung - fast learning in telecommunications innovation management challenges continuing latecomer orientation. Part 5 Taiwan - small firm innovation clusters: the comparison with South Korea the historical context achievements in electronics phases of electronics development strategic groups in Taiwan foreign firms and joint ventures the major manufacturing groups from OEM to ODM to OBM high technology start-ups government-sponsored start-ups a model of industrial clustering in Taiwan behind the frontier innovation. Part 6 Singapore - a test case of leapfrogging: learning with TNCs the leapfrogging argument Singapore's economic development policies for electronics electronics and the economy corporate technology strategies semiconductors the hard disk drive (HDD) industry consumer electronics a latecomer entrant in computers Singapore's technological advance. Part 7 Hong Kong - laissez-faire technological development: market-led industrialization the historical context origin of the electronics industry policies for electronics performance in electronics industry structure and advantages expansion into China strategies for innovation - Kong Wah RJP - closing the technology gap Motorola - TNC technological integration Varitronix - a university spin off Hong Kong's technological potential. Part 8 Conclusions and implications: interpreting the findings limits to the electronics case. (Part contents).