The lost tiger in technological catch-up: lessons learned and implications for latecomer strategic typology

Xiao-Shan Yap and Rajah Rasiah

Chapter 11 in Innovation in Developing and Transition Countries, 2017, pp 206-235 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Evolutionary economists have strived to examine mechanisms behind rapid technological catch-up of some very backward countries in East Asia, such as South Korea and Taiwan. Malaysia remains an emerging economy in Southeast Asia, one that is struggling to grow through technological upgrading. Particularly in the semiconductor industry, the country has not been able to catch up with firms at the world’s technological frontier, despite its 40 years’ experience in the electronics and electrical industry. The purpose of this chapter is to examine latecomer technological learning processes and to draw implications for catch-up strategies. The chapter focuses on four Malaysian indigenous case studies, including two Malaysian wafer fabrication firms and two Malaysian semiconductor assembly and test firms, to identify managerial and institutional strategies in the technological catch-up process. The study subsequently compares the four indigenous cases to successful cases in Taiwan to map a typology of latecomer catch-up strategies.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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