STI Policy and Management Journal
Vol 2, No 1 (2017): STI Policy and Management

INNOVATION PROCESS OF NATURAL-RESOURCE-BASED FIRMS IN FOUR ASEAN ECONOMIES: AN SEM APPROACH

Masatsugu Tsuji (University of Hyogo)
Hiroki Idota (Kinki University)
Yasushi Ueki (ERIA and IDE/JETRO)
Teruyuki Bunno (Kinki University)



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Publish Date
15 Jul 2017

Abstract

This paper focuses on natural-resource-based firms in four ASEAN economies, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, The Philippines, and Thailand. These countries have relative advantage in natural-resource-based industries, since they have affluent endowed resources and been making use them for their export and growth strategies. In this study, the innovation process in natural-resource-based industries in these countries are examined in comparison with other assembling and processing industry by focusing factors enhance product as well as process innovation. Those are summarized as (i) Technology, (ii) Organization learning including QM, cross functional team, (iii) ICT use, and (iv) external linkages such as MNCs, local and public organizations, universities. This study employs SEM (Structural equation model) in order to analyze the causal relationships not only among above four latent variables but also between these and innovations.Keywords: internal capability, external linkage, organization learning, capital goods, ICT use, SEM (Structural equation model)

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The STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) Policy and Management is a scientific journal discussing theoretical and practical issues in science and technology policy for economic competitiveness, research and development management and innovation management. The journal welcomes manuscripts from ...