... of the “go global” call, before the central government offered substantial support. Design/methodology/approach It is suggested that two types of organizational factors are relevant to these decisions: the firm's management capability and core competencies. A survey of data of chief executives from over...

...@ntu.edu.sg © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Construction industry China Competences Competitive strategy Traditionally, the construction industry in China was controlled by the government and used to support China's planned economy...

... of the access to specialized inputs and employees, access to information, complementarities across products in clusters, and access to institutions and public goods. Industrial systems built on regional networks have been suggested to be a main factor in shaping the competence of clusters (Saxenian, 1994...