Technology Decomposition and Technology Recombination in Industrial Catch-up for Large Emerging Economies: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Industries

Chen, X; Guo, B; Guo, J; Li, WH

Technology Decomposition and Technology Recombination in Industrial Catch-up for Large Emerging Economies: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Industries

Chen, X Guo, B Guo, J Li, WH

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Management and Organization Review, 2021, pp. 1-36
Issue Date:: 2021-06-21

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dc.contributor.author	Chen, X
dc.contributor.author	Guo, B
dc.contributor.author	Guo, J
dc.contributor.author	Li, WH
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-03T02:22:37Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-03T02:22:37Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-21
dc.identifier.citation	Management and Organization Review, 2021, pp. 1-36
dc.identifier.issn	1740-8776
dc.identifier.issn	1740-8784
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149803
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title> <jats:p>The influence of technological learning on industry-level catch-up has long drawn substantial attention in the catch-up research field. However, the underlying mechanisms of technological learning and the unique catch-up context in large emerging economies are much less explored. To explain the technological learning processes of latecomers that face the technology gap and strive to build differentiated competitive advantage, this study builds on the absorptive capacity perspective and deconstructs technological learning processes into two mechanisms: technology decomposition and technology recombination. The former entails decomposing advanced technologies into pieces, parts, or modules, while the latter entails the process of capturing market opportunities through recombining knowledge from diverse sources into commercial products through localized innovations and adaptations. Then, we propose a unique ‘ladder-like’ catch-up context (i.e., technology ladder and market ladder) and investigate how the technological learning process and the unique catch-up context jointly affect industrial catch-up performance in China. Using seven-year panel data from Chinese manufacturing industries, the results indicate that only technology recombination has a significantly positive relationship with industrial catch-up performance. In addition, the market ladder strengthens the positive impact of technology recombination on industrial catch-up, while the technology ladder weakens the positive impact of technology decomposition on catch-up.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation.ispartof	Management and Organization Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/mor.2021.7
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1503 Business and Management
dc.title	Technology Decomposition and Technology Recombination in Industrial Catch-up for Large Emerging Economies: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Industries
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-07-03T02:22:36Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

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ABSTRACT The influence of technological learning on industry-level catch-up has long drawn substantial attention in the catch-up research field. However, the underlying mechanisms of technological learning and the unique catch-up context in large emerging economies are much less explored. To explain the technological learning processes of latecomers that face the technology gap and strive to build differentiated competitive advantage, this study builds on the absorptive capacity perspective and deconstructs technological learning processes into two mechanisms: technology decomposition and technology recombination. The former entails decomposing advanced technologies into pieces, parts, or modules, while the latter entails the process of capturing market opportunities through recombining knowledge from diverse sources into commercial products through localized innovations and adaptations. Then, we propose a unique ‘ladder-like’ catch-up context (i.e., technology ladder and market ladder) and investigate how the technological learning process and the unique catch-up context jointly affect industrial catch-up performance in China. Using seven-year panel data from Chinese manufacturing industries, the results indicate that only technology recombination has a significantly positive relationship with industrial catch-up performance. In addition, the market ladder strengthens the positive impact of technology recombination on industrial catch-up, while the technology ladder weakens the positive impact of technology decomposition on catch-up.

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