Title :
Global competitiveness of Hong Kong manufacturing industries
Author_Institution :
City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon
Abstract :
Since China´s open door policy, much of Hong Kong´s low cost manufacturing industry has been relocated to China for cheap labor/land costs; however, attention to technology upgrading and innovative product development is largely neglected. Based on extensive survey findings, this paper analyses the quality, technology and innovative product development practices of HK/China manufacturing industries. It also recommends strategies for sustaining competitiveness in the global market of the 21st Century
Keywords :
international trade; management of change; manufacturing industries; product development; research and development management; China; Hong Kong; competitiveness; global competitiveness; global market; innovative product development; manufacturing industries; technology upgrading; Costs; Globalization; Manufacturing industries; Product development;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653768