The garment industry in Laos: technological capabilities, global production chains and competitiveness
Vanthana Nolintha and
Idris Jajri
Asia Pacific Business Review, 2016, vol. 22, issue 1, 110-130
Abstract:
This article examines the relationship between institutional support and regional production linkages, and technological capabilities and firm performance in the garment industry in Laos. The evidence shows that garment firms in Laos have achieved considerable technological upgrading, and that firm performance and technological capabilities are determined by export intensity. Firms' technological capabilities are determined by the quality of host-site institutional support, while foreign firms have invested little to upgrade human capital in Laos. In addition, firms of all ownership structure have invested little in R&D in Laos.
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2014.990209
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