Value Capture in the Global Electronics Industry: Empirical Evidence for the "Smiling Curve" Concept

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-107

  Shin, Namchul ^a   Kraemer, Kenneth L ^b   Dedrick, Jason ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

component supplier; Electronics industry; lead firm; smiling curve; value chain

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; RETURNS TO SCALE;

EID: 84858609684     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2012.650883     Document Type: Article

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