Up-grading and performance: The role of design, technology and business strategy in Hong Kong's electronics industry

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-282

  Davies, Howard ^a   Ko, David ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business Strategy; Capabilities; Competitiveness; Hong Kong; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749027524     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-006-9001-8     Document Type: Article

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