Dynamics of firm-level upgrading and the role of learning in networks in emerging markets
| Autor: | Deniz Eylem Yoruk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Process (engineering) 020209 energy 05 social sciences 02 engineering and technology Clothing Knowledge-based systems Dynamics (music) Management of Technology and Innovation Complementarity (molecular biology) 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Production (economics) Business Business and International Management Emerging markets 050203 business & management Applied Psychology Industrial organization Multinomial logistic regression |
| Zdroj: | Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 145:341-369 |
| ISSN: | 0040-1625 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.06.042 |
| Popis: | This paper investigates which external learning mechanisms in networks contribute to various upgrading types in emerging market firms, and how internalisation of externally acquired knowledge complements external learning. It develops a dynamic model of firm-level upgrading for analysis, where learning in networks is emphasized. Methodologically, it applies a new approach through a comprehensive analysis of a firm's networks embedded not only in production systems (i.e. GVCs/GPNs) but also in knowledge systems. Primary data is collected through in-depth interviews with Polish food-processing and clothing firms. Multinomial logistic regression analysis is applied on a dataset of networks of these firms over 12 years covering the transition period. We find that the key source of process upgrading is learning in knowledge networks as opposed to that of in GVCs. Strikingly, learning-by-interacting in GVCs impedes not functional, but managerial upgrading, a previously unexplored upgrading type, which is also shown to be a prerequisite for functional upgrading. Finally, whilst learning-by-training and research within the firm is a ‘potent’ condition for external learning to contribute to all of the upgrading types, it is a ‘must’ for successful functional upgrading. These findings strongly suggest the importance of an integrative approach to learning in research on upgrading and the complementarity between organisational and technology upgrading. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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