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 Globalization, diversification and technology capacity in the auto parts sector
The project investigates questions in technology strategy and supply chain management related to how firm strategies and capabilities interact with geography. Specifically, the project examines firm diversification and internationalization decisions and how they vary across regions and firm characteristics, especially in what concerns their technological capabilities. The research is based in a panel of firms in the automotive supplier industry, a sector that has been extremely active in product and international diversification. The project addresses three areas. The first focuses the interaction between international investment and product diversification decisions and how they relate to firm performance, looking at the role of technological capabilities in these decisions. The second investigates the distinction between international greenfield investments and mergers or acquisitions as sources of external technical knowledge. The third analyses how regional policy conditions influence these decisions.
The research work is coordinated by Francisco Veloso and has been performed in close cooperation with INTELI, Lisboa, and the Materials Laboratory at MIT, Cambridge, USA. Main related publications include:
1. Veloso, F. and Fixson, S., Make-Buy Decisions in the Auto Industry: New perspectives on the role of the supplier as an innovator, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Forthcoming in 2001 [download paper]
2. Veloso, F., The automotive supply chain: Global trends and Asian perspectives, Asian Development Bank Working Paper, Forthcoming [download paper]
3. Veloso, F. and Soto, J., Incentives, Infrastructure and Institutions: Perspectives on Industrialization and Technical Change, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol 66 (1), January 2001 [download paper]
4. Veloso, F., Henry, C., Roth, R., Clark, J. Global Strategies for the Development of the Portuguese Autoparts Industry. Lisboa: IAPMEI, May 2000. [download paper]
5. Veloso, F. Henry, C. and Roth, R. Can Small firms leverage global competition? Evidence from the Portuguese and Brazilian Automotive Supplier Industries. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Tech. Policy and Innovation, Curitiba, Brazil. [download paper]
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