Technology Transfer in the Global Automotive Value Chain: Lessons from the Turkish Automotive Industry

Mehmet Pamukçu () and Alper Sönmez ()
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Alper Sönmez: Middle East Technical University

Chapter Chapter 16 in Technology Transfer in a Global Economy, 2012, pp 303-334 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The automotive industry is one of the main contributors to value added, employment and exports of the Turkish economy and it has undergone major changes since the mid-nineties. Most automotive manufacturers in Turkey are either joint ventures or wholly-owned affiliates of multinational companies. Literature on global value chains point to the possibility of technology transfer occurring through backward linkages from automotive manufacturers to their suppliers. Here we analyze the existence and the importance of different types of knowledge and technology transfer mechanisms in the Turkish automotive industry. In addition, characteristics of local suppliers impacting on these transfers and their impact on firm performance are analyzed. To this end, a survey including a detailed questionnaire was administered to production/R&D managers of 158 automotive suppliers operating in Turkey in 2010. Findings confirm the existence of transfers from customers to their local suppliers on co-design and co-development activities, designing of production tools, development/improvement of quality control methods, cost reduction and design of materials. In addition, econometric analysis indicates that these transfers exert a positive effect on the performance of supplier firms.

Keywords: Technology Transfer; Firm Size; Absorptive Capacity; Foreign Firm; Local Firm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6102-9_16

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