Using the technological capability methodology, this paper examines the development of technological capabilities and economic performance in a sample of electronics firms in Malaysia. The technological capabilities improved significantly in both the broader category of electronics and in the...

After discussing the dynamics of competition within the electronic industry showing that tendencies are towards centralisation of production at major regional markets, the paper looks at the impact of the markets on the following areas: product cycles, automation and planning and organisation....

This paper has attempted to analyse the effects of deregulation policy, introduced in India during the mid 1980s, on technology acquisition and competitiveness in the Indian automobile industry during the 1980s. Following evolutionary theoretical framework, the paper argues that asymmetry among...