Organizational Dynamics and Strcuture in the Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry: A Technological System Perspective

Steven White
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Steven White: Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan

No 85, Discussion Paper Series from Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University

Abstract: This paper investigates the institutional and organizational sources of change and persistence in the technological systems which bring new products to market in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry. Even after fifteen years of economic reforms, research institutes, manufacturers and wholesalers have not moved significantly beyond their functional boundaries established decades ago under the command economy. The industry is still characterized by organizationally dis-integrated technological systems. However, the dynamics underlying this structure have change dramatically with reforms. Further, there are signs that these organizations are pursuing alternative strategies for securing complementary assets, which is leading to greater variation in technological system structure.

Keywords: Pharmaceutical industry; Technological change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L65 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 1997-10
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