How Chinese firms learn technology from transnational corporations: A comparison of the telecommunication and automobile industries

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-287

  He, Xiyou ^a   Mu, Qing ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Technological catch up; Technological learning; Telecommunication industry; Trading market access for technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858281973     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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