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Technological catch-up by component suppliers in the Pakistani automotive industry: A four-dimensional analysis

Khan, Zaheer, Nicholson, J.D. (2015) Technological catch-up by component suppliers in the Pakistani automotive industry: A four-dimensional analysis. Industrial Marketing Management, 50 . pp. 40-50. ISSN 0019-8501. (doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.05.023) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:59835)

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.05.023

Abstract

This qualitative paper reports findings of an investigation into buyer-supplier interaction in the Pakistani auto-parts industry. We conceptualize technological catch-up by Pakistani suppliers in four relatio-spatial dimensions with international joint ventures (IJVs) as mediating gateways between dimensions. A critical realist lens is deployed to connect macro-level constructs with micro-level concepts and expose the interplay between agency (micro-level) and structurally constraining (macro-level) conditions inherent in a late-liberalizing emerging economy. Key findings are that catch-up occurs in four temporally overlapping dimensions in which, different macro-level governance mechanisms and firm-level orientations transform and affect the degree of catch-up. The findings support an optimum pathway for catch-up from an apprentice like transactional state in Dimension One to a fourth dimension in which relational interaction with foreign suppliers becomes lightly mediated by the IJV's gateway.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.05.023
Uncontrolled keywords: B2B relationships, Catch-up, Critical realism, Emerging markets, Knowledge transfer
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Zaheer Khan
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2017 11:19 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 11:01 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/59835 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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