DocumentCode :
2660887
Title :
Path-following or leapfrogging in catching-up: The case of the Chinese telecommunications equipment industry
Author :
Xielin Liu ; Dalum, Bent
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Grad. Univ. Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
fYear :
2009
fDate :
17-20 May 2009
Firstpage :
446
Lastpage :
470
Abstract :
By reviewing the development of the telecom equipment industry from fixed telephone switches to the recent Chinese 3G mobile communications technology, we conclude that the lack of matching of existing foreign products with the domestic market needs has been a primary incentive for Chinese companies to catch-up. The accessibility of knowledge through various government support schemes, alliances with foreign companies and/or own R&D efforts have shaped the capability of Chinese companies to catch-up. Government support has been an important but probably not the dominant factor. Leapfrogging strategies will usually meet more tough problems than path-following. Government plays a more important role in the leapfrogging than the path-following catching-up process. Openness to the world and encouragement of the collaboration and alliance activity can give companies in the developing countries more opportunity to access the latest knowledge. In the R&D intensive industries, FDI can be an important factor for technology transfer and catching-up.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; telecommunication industry; telephone equipment; 3G mobile communications technology; Chinese telecommunications equipment industry; R&D efforts; fixed telephone switches; leapfrogging catching-up process; path-following catching-up process; 3G mobile communication; Collaboration; Communication industry; Communication switching; Communications technology; Fault detection; Government; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Telephony; catching-up and telecommunications equipment industry; innovation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems Technology, 2009. Wireless VITAE 2009. 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aalborg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4066-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4067-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172489
Filename :
5172489
Link To Document :
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