published_or_final_version / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Japanese Studies / Master / Master of Philosophy

by Lee H.P., Anthony. / Bibliography: leaf 34 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983

This study builds an integrative framework to delineate the process of growing entrepreneurial firms in developing countries. Deriving from the existing entrepreneurship literature, this thesis uses two notions to delineate the process of growth of indigenous firms: entrepreneurial intent and entrepreneurial capability. Then, drawing on the literature of economic development, it identifies three key sectors, the state, the market and the social sector, that foster entrepreneurial intent and cultivate entrepreneurial capability. / The research setting is the information technology (IT) industries in China and Taiwan, each of which has had impressive performance when compared with their counterparts in other developing countries. This study differentiates the growth of entrepreneurial firms into three stages, getting started, getting there, and staying there, and proceeds to analyze the comparative-historical experiences of six IT firms, three in China and three in Taiwan. The firms in China are the Advanced Technology Service Division (ATSD), Lenovo Computer, and Great Wall Computer. The firms in Taiwan are United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Acer, and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS). / It is found that at the stage of getting started, the government tends to be key among the three sectors, and can broadly influence the firms' entrepreneurial intent by building the national institution context, and more specifically through industrial policies. At the stage of getting there, the domestic social sector becomes more salient, and can transfer technology to entrepreneurial firms either from abroad or from their own research; they can also help defend entrepreneurial firms in intellectual property disputes with multinational firms. At the stage of staying there, due to their advanced technology, multinationals as forces in the market become more prevalent, and can enhance or destroy the capability of entrepreneurial firms. Overall, the state can act as context builder, champion and confronter; the social sector can play the roles of capability builder and capability defender, while the market, via multinational firms, can play the roles of capability destroyer and capability enhancer.

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by Stella Ng Yuk-kuen, So Lai-wah. / Bibliography: leaves 95-98 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985

by Cheung Chi-leung Stanley, Ha Wai-Hung Michael. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-79). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Company Background --- p.3 / Objective and Methodology --- p.9 / Chapter II. --- WHAT IS MRP II --- p.12 / Chapter III. --- MRP II SYSTEM IN XYZ COMPANY --- p.15 / Chapter IV. --- THE INVENTORY PROBLEMS --- p.22 / High Level of Excess and No Current Use Inventory --- p.23 / Engineering Changes --- p.23 / Forecast Fluctuation --- p.26 / Customer Order Cancellation --- p.28 / Management Reluctant to Write Off --- p.29 / Long Lead-Time of Components --- p.30 / Active Inventory Level Higher Than Management Expectation --- p.31 / Incorrect Purchase Order Time Bucket --- p.33 / Inefficient Re-scheduling Activities --- p.35 / Inefficient Time Fencing --- p.38 / Ineffective Control --- p.38 / Vendor Early Deliveries --- p.39 / Ineffective Priority of Purchasing Activities --- p.40 / Ineffective Follow-Up of Discrepancies --- p.40 / Unable to Project Inventory Within Tolerance --- p.41 / Alternative Parts --- p.42 / Goods in Transit --- p.48 / Consumption of Active Inventory and Reconciliation of Supply and Demand --- p.49 / Inaccurate Inventory Record --- p.52 / Space Limitation --- p.53 / Staff Training --- p.55 / Policies and Procedures --- p.57 / Cycle Counting --- p.57 / Chapter V. --- SUMMARY OF OBSERVATION --- p.60 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.78

by Cheung Sau Hing, Vandy, Yuen Suk Chun, Sylvia. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Bibliography: leaves 82-83.