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Building Technological Capabilities of Local Auto Parts Firms under Contrasting Industrial Policies: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Thailand 1960-2000.

Abdulsomad, Kamaruding LU (2003) In Lund Studies in Economic History 27.
Abstract
This study deals with technological capability building of local auto parts firms in Malaysia and Thailand during the period 1960-2000. Malaysia introduced a national car programme in 1985 while Thailand has maintained its liberal economic policy and relies on foreign multinational automakers to operate in the country. The study focuses on an empirical survey of 41 and 42 local auto parts firms in Malaysia and Thailand respectively. As a result of different industrial policies, the findings of this study also indicate that large independent auto parts firms in Thailand have built very strong minor change capabilities whereas the Malaysian large auto parts firms have relied totally on the OEM production system.
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  • Professor Mytelka, Lynn K, Institute for New Technologies, The United Nations University, Maastricth, The Netherlands.
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Malaysia, progressive firms, major change capabilities., Social and economic history, Ekonomisk och social historia, Technological capability, minor change capabilities, investment capabilities, linkage capabilities, declining firms, production capabilities, Thailand, stagnant firms, progressing firms
in
Lund Studies in Economic History
volume
27
pages
310 pages
publisher
Almqvist & Wiksell International
defense location
Crafoordsalen, Holger Crafoords Ekonomicentrum, Lund.
defense date
2003-09-20 10:15:00
ISSN
1400-4860
ISBN
91-22-02027-6
language
English
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yes
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00913922-fff1-4b87-ad14-d001fbcf4989 (old id 21333)
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2016-04-01 16:08:15
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  author       = {{Abdulsomad, Kamaruding}},
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  issn         = {{1400-4860}},
  keywords     = {{Malaysia; progressive firms; major change capabilities.; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; Technological capability; minor change capabilities; investment capabilities; linkage capabilities; declining firms; production capabilities; Thailand; stagnant firms; progressing firms}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  school       = {{Lund University}},
  series       = {{Lund Studies in Economic History}},
  title        = {{Building Technological Capabilities of Local Auto Parts Firms under Contrasting Industrial Policies: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Thailand 1960-2000.}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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