Innovation capacity comparison of China's information technology industrial clusters: The case of Shanghai, Kunshan, Shenzhen and Dongguan

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-316

  Lai, Hsien Che ^a   Chiu, Yi Chia ^b   Leu, Horng Der ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGGUAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; JIANGSU; KUNSHAN; SHANGHAI; SHENZHEN; WORLD;

EID: 27144485171     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320500211284     Document Type: Article

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70. In Tables 3-6, we applied Tukey multiple comparisons test to produce a ranking to indicate the sequence for the four driver effects on the Shanghai industrial clusters. Table 3 indicated that 'D: Context for firm strategy and rivalry' is much more significant than the other three driver effects. In Tables 4 and 5, they both indicated that 'C: Related and supporting industries' is much more significant than the other three driver effects in Kunshan and Shenzhen industrial cluster. In Table 6, 'C: Related and supporting industries' is the most significant driver effect in the Dongguan industrial cluster.