TY - BOOK AU - Yusuf,Shahid AU - Altaf,M.Anjum AU - Nabeshima,Kaoru TI - Global production networking and technological change in East Asia SN - 0821356186 (pbk.) AV - HD9736.E18 G55 2004 U1 - 338.8/895 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Manufacturing industries KW - East Asia KW - Business networks KW - Production management KW - Technological innovations KW - Electronic industries KW - International business enterprises KW - Globalization KW - Economic aspects N1 - "A copublication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Competitiveness Through Technological Advances Under Global Production Networking 1 Shahid Yusuf 2 The New Global Supply-Base: New Challenges for Local Suppliers in East Asia 35 Timothy . Sturgeon and Richard K. Lester 3 Global Production Networks in East Asia's Electronics Industry and Upgrading Perspectives in Malaysia 89 Dieter Ernst 4 Production Networks in East Asia's Auto Parts Industry 159 Richard E Doner, Gregory W. Noble and John Ravenhill 5 The Global Strategies of Japanese Vehicle Assemblers and the Implications for the Thai Automobile Industry 209 Ken 'ichi Takayasu and Minako Mori 6 Chinese Enterprise Development and the Challenge of Global Integration 255 Edward S. Steinfeld 7 Logistics in East Asia 297 Trevor D. Heaver 8 Technology and Innovation in Developing East Asia 353 Hal Hill 9 Technology Transfer in East Asia: A Survey 395 Kaoru Nabeshima 10 An Investigation of Firm-Level R&D Capabilities in East Asia 435 Gary H. Jefferson and Zhong Kaifeng Annex: Comparison of Technology Parks 477 Index 481 About the Editors 489 N2 - In the coming decades, East Asian economies must face the challenges of an increasingly globalized marketplace. This book explores the changing parameters of competition in East Asia, and argues that success ultimately will depend on the ability of the regions firms to harness the potential of global production networks and to build their own innovative capability. Presenting the latest findings on global production networks and the evolution of technological capabilities, it provides researchers, students, and policymakers with in-depth information and analysis on key issues related to growth and development in East Asia. East Asian firms must not only achieve greater efficiency but also become more innovative, offering differentiated products in order to vie with other first-tier suppliers of multinational corporations. These firms will also need to develop a technological edge if they are to compete with corporations from the leading OECD countries and form their own global production networks. Global Production Networking and Technological Change in East Asia argues that a development strategy linked to technological advance will be necessary to foster the growth of innovative national firms that can remain competitive in global markets UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004044087.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004044087-d.html ER -