This is a comparative case study of two Taiwan-based integrated circuit (IC) foundry firms, UMC and TSMC, aiming to examine how firms differently develop and build their technological paths over time. The technological path is as an evolutionary, organization-level process of innovation,...

Following the literature on entrepreneurial framing and identity change, we examined how Chinese shan-zhai phone entrepreneurs have drawn on their cultural resources to reframe their businesses to claim new identities and gain legitimacy over time. Through qualitative procedures, we found that a...

In this paper, we examine the different evolutionary processes and outcomes of the hard disk drive and liquid crystal display industries in Taiwan. To this end, we make two general theoretical claims. First, that an appreciation of the globalization of technology is as important as national...