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논문 해외 국제전문학술지(SCI급) Unpacking transnational industry legitimacy dynamics, windows ofopportunity, and latecomers’ catch-up in complex product systems
- 학술지 구분 국제전문학술지(SCI급)
- 게재년월 2020-03
- 저자명 곽기호
- 학술지명 Research Policy
- 발행처명 ELSEVIER
- 발행국가 해외
- 논문언어 외국어
논문 초록 (Abstract)
This paper posits that the combination of changes in a forerunner's industry legitimacy and a latecomer's efforts to endogenise windows of opportunity allows the latecomer to evolve from a turnkey importer to a global exporter. Our theoretical assertions are supported by analysing Korea as a latecomer in the nuclear power industry. We show that both an increase and a decrease in a forerunner's industry legitimacy provides exogenous windows of opportunity for the latecomer to access a forerunner's knowledge base. In particular, the decrease in a forerunner's industry legitimacy provides a critical opportunity for the latecomer to acquire core technology. In addition, our analysis shows some interesting findings on the latecomer's endogenisation of windows of opportunity through the lens of technological innovation systems. This study advances a more fine-grained view on catch-up theory by shedding new light on the implications of transnational industry legitimacy dynamics and windows of opportunity for a latecomer's catch-up in complex product systems.
