Publication: Implications of technology management and policy on the development of a sectoral innovation system: Lessons learned through the evolution of thai automotive sector
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2014-01-01
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02198770
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. Vol.11, No.3 (2014)
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Patarapong Intarakumnerd, Nathasit Gerdsri Implications of technology management and policy on the development of a sectoral innovation system: Lessons learned through the evolution of thai automotive sector. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. Vol.11, No.3 (2014). doi:10.1142/S0219877014400094 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/33544
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Implications of technology management and policy on the development of a sectoral innovation system: Lessons learned through the evolution of thai automotive sector
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This paper examines how a sectoral innovation system evolves over time and what the underlying factors derive from the development of automotive industry in Thailand which is presented as a case example. Since 1960's, the government policies and the development of liberal investment climate have been a push for the influx of large-scale foreign direct investments (FDI) in Thailand. Automotive industry has also been targeted as a major assembly base of foreign carmakers while the local suppliers were mostly slow and passive learners. In the late- 1990's, foreign carmakers began acting as "lead" firms to invest in R&D and related activities. This induced positive coevolution in other actors, especially the first-tier foreign suppliers and some local suppliers, in the sectoral innovation systems which, in turn, became stronger, more coherent and product-specific. According to Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI), the production volume is expected to grow to two million units by 2015 which would bring Thailand to be on the top-ten list of the largest auto-producers in the world. This research paper has implications on the concept of sectoral innovation system, corporate technology strategies and government technology and innovation policies. © 2014 World Scientific Publishing Company.