Essays about: "Smiling Curve"

Found 2 essays containing the words Smiling Curve.

1. 1. Moving Up the Value Chain:How to Make the Smiling Curve smile? Case studies of ICT firms from an emerging economy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Qing Yan; Saiful Islam; [2011-07-06]
   Keywords : Smiling Curve; Value chain upgrading; Innovation; Market creation;

   Abstract : The concept of Smiling Curve coined by Stan Shih, founder of Acer, shows the appropriable value added of different sections of an industry. Normally the upper and down streams of the value chain that generate higher value added are controlled by firms from developed economies, while firms from developing world are typically stuck at the manufacturing section with low value added. READ MORE

3. 2. Contributing Factors to the International Competitiveness of a Garment Cluster : A Ningbo Case Study

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi

   Author : Yuchi Song; Chengnian Fan; Wei Huang; [2006]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The garment cluster is a diversity and heterogeneous industry. Faced the fiercely increasing competition and rapidly changing markets, how to promote its international competitiveness in the globalization era? The purpose of this dissertation is to find an applicable theoretical framework that could describe the factors attributing to the international competitiveness of a garment cluster. READ MORE