 Technological capability of automobile parts suppliers in ThailandYuri Sadoi Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2010, vol. 15, issue 3, 320-334 Abstract: This paper analyses the development of the technological capabilities of the engineers in automobile parts suppliers in Thailand. The evidence shows that Thailand's latecomer firms accumulated their technology primarily from foreign direct investment, mostly from Japanese car makers. There has been a significant rise in the demand for engineering and technological capabilities that has driven some amount of technological catch-up in the industry. However, the lack of engineers and technological capabilities among Thai supplier firms has restricted the catch-up process. To upgrade further the Thai automobile firms should build a strong industrial cluster by stimulating the development of technological human capital to provide the horizontal integration necessary for the suppliers to remain competitive. Upstream technological capability is important for this to take place, but it can only be achieved through the development of human capital. Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:15:y:2010:i:3:p:320-334 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2010.494912 Access Statistics for this article Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy is currently edited by Leong Liew More articles in Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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