Beyond the global production networks: a case of further upgrading of Taiwan’s information technology industry

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-144

  Poon, Teresa Shuk Ching ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

firm strategies; global production networks; global value chains; industrial upgrading; institutions; integrated service providers; state policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744794054     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTG.2004.004555     Document Type: Article

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