China's Semiconductor Industry in Global Value Chains
Autor: | Xin Xin Kong, Santha Chenayah Ramu, Miao Zhang |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Government
business.industry Business administration 05 social sciences China innovation integrated circuit semiconductors technological capabilities jel:L62 Semiconductor industry jel:L22 jel:O31 0502 economics and business Workforce New product development Value (economics) Economics jel:L14 Production (economics) 050207 economics Business and International Management Marketing Empirical evidence business China 050203 business & management |
Popis: | This article examines how global production networks have benefited technological upgrading in the semiconductor industry in China. The evidence shows that trade has impacted positively on technological capabilities. The empirical evidence show that 93 percent of firms were engaged in incremental innovation activities, while 87 percent in new product development in 2012. The mean R&D intensity was 6.3 percent. State-owned enterprises showed the lowest mean of 5.3 percent. The mean share of R&D personnel in workforce was 28.2 percent. Government support (90 percent) and collaboration with universities and research institutes (87 percent) has been pertinent in firms’ participation in R&D activities. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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