Abstracts
Abstract
Established studies on catching up have mainly overlooked a comprehensive understanding of the process. We examine the Chinese auto parts manufacturing industry’s technological catching up to derive conclusions about the development paradigm. We address this conundrum by employing a process-based case study to extend the theory of technological catching up. This leads us to call this alternative paradigm coexistence. Coexistence encompasses various interactions between new and old generations in the process of catching up. In our findings, we propose three coexistence scenarios, namely: convergent, asymptotic, and intersectional.
Keywords:
- technological catching up,
- process,
- paradigm,
- coexistence,
- manufacturing
Résumé
Les recherches portant sur le rattrapage technologique ne permettent pas une compréhension globale du processus. C’est pourquoi nous cherchons ici à alimenter le paradigme du développement. Pour cela, nous avons recours à la théorie du rattrapage technologique appliquée au cas du rattrapage technologique de l’industrie chinoise des sous-traitants des constructeurs automobiles. Ceci nous conduit à appeler ce paradigme alternatif coexistence qui englobe diverses interactions entre nouvelles et anciennes générations dans le processus de rattrapage. Nos résultats nous permettent de proposer trois scénarii de coexistence: convergent, asymptotique et intersectionnel.
Mots-clés :
- rattrapage technologique,
- processus,
- paradigme,
- coexistence,
- fabrication
Resumen
En los estudios consolidados sobre la modernización tecnológica se ha pasado por alto la comprensión general del proceso. En este trabajo hemos examinado el proceso de la modernización tecnológica de la industria china de fabricación de piezas de automóviles para extraer conclusiones sobre el paradigma del desarrollo. Para ello, hemos utilizado un estudio de casos basado en procesos que amplía la teoría de la modernización tecnológica. Así, hemos denominado a este paradigma alternativo “coexistencia”. La coexistencia engloba diversas interacciones entre las nuevas y las antiguas generaciones en el proceso de modernización. En nuestras conclusiones, proponemos tres coyunturas de coexistencia, que son las siguientes: convergente, asintótica e interseccional.
Palabras clave:
- modernización tecnológica,
- proceso,
- paradigma,
- coexistencia,
- fabricación
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