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This dissertation, "Embeddedness and Competitiveness: Regional Clusters in China" by Bei, Zhao, 趙蓓, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: ABSTRACT Embeddedness and Competitiveness: Regional Clusters in China Submitted by Bei Zhao For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in October, 2003. Research on regional clusters in the past few decades has suggested that geographic concentration and local embeddedness can enhance competitiveness. Economic embeddedness is believed to have a direct impact on competitiveness by reducing total costs and improving efficiency and profitability. Institutional embeddedness is believed to result in multidimensional inter-firm network formation and joint problem solving. Social embeddedness nurtures trust and may be beneficial for more elaborate coordination among the firms and institutions. It is therefore not surprising to find industrial clusters throughout industries and nations. Clustering is not only the natural state for many industries, but has also in many cases been deliberately fostered as a matter of government policy. Despite the assumptions in the literature, the hypothesis that embeddedness enhances competitiveness has never been systematically examined, and no attempt has been made to measure economic, institutional or social embeddedness. This thesis attempts to test the claims that have been made for embeddedness both qualitatively with case studies and quantitatively with data at the company level. It attempts to develop workable measurements of embeddedness in each of its three dimensions. The data used in this study were derived from field research in China, where a planned economy has given way to a more market-oriented economy and the emphasis has shifted from egalitarian distribution to efficiency. Aggregate data analysis shows that the clustering of industries in China increased as a result of changing industrial policies and the introduction of the market mechanism. A high concentration of some industries developed in the coastal provinces. This was mainly because the central and local authorities opened up the economy along the coastal areas, and lured firms with incentives and promises of operational freedom, but the particular factor advantages in the coastal areas were also relevant. In-depth field investigations in Jinjiang have shown that several regional clusters have developed since the reform process began, and that economic, institutional, and social embeddedness have deepened both naturally and as a result of deliberate local government stimulation. An econometric analysis of the footwear and clothing industries has suggested that economic and institutional embeddedness have a positive impact on firm performance, while the influence of social embeddedness is less easy to discern. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b2987215 Subjects: Industrial concentration - China - Fujian Sheng Industrial policy - China Industrial efficiency - China


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  • ISBN-13: 9781374727328
  • Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Open Dissertation Press
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 244
  • Sub Title: Regional Clusters in China
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1374727326
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 853 gr


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