Technological Capabilities and Samsung Electronics' International Production Network in Asia

Technological Capabilities and Samsung Electronics' International Production Network in Asia Youngsoo Kim Working Paper 106 November 1997 ©Copyright 1997, BRIE Youngsoo Kim is a Visiting Fellow at Australia Japan Research Centre of Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University and a Director at Australia - Korea Research Association. Support for this BRIE Working Paper is provided by the Alfred. P. Sloan. Table of Contents Samsung in the 1970s—From Textiles to Televisions Samsung in the 1980s—Technological upgrading Integrated Circuits The OEM Trap Samsung In the 1990s: Challenge and Response Declining competitive advantage leads to organizational restructuring Internationalization of Production