DocumentCode
1034191
Title
Is Production Pulling Knowledge Work to China? A study of the Notebook PC Industry
Author
Dedrick, Jason ; Kraemer, Kenneth L.
Author_Institution
California Univ., Irvine, CA
Volume
39
Issue
7
fYear
2006
fDate
7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
42
Abstract
China is now the world´s largest computer hardware producer and, as a study of notebook PC companies reveals, is beginning to pull knowledge work along with production to its key manufacturing centers. This trend has major implications for employment and competition in large-scale industries both in the US and abroad
Keywords
DP industry; notebook computers; China; computer hardware producer; large-scale industry; notebook PC industry; Assembly; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Educational institutions; Government; Manufacturing processes; National electric code; Personal communication networks; Production; Protection; China; computer industry; globalization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2006.237
Filename
1657905
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