... knowledge, this study takes the first step in defining and elaborating on the concept of depth of TC as a development path for latecomers. It also introduced a novel approach to the global operational/production efficiency frontier as a target for their catch-up. Since the 1980s, diverse aspects of TC...

... reached the post-catch-up stage, to provide lessons to less-developed and developing Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative research methodology, in particular a narrative approach. For triangulation, this paper uses a wide range of secondary data. The authors...

...Fatemeh Saghafi; Ali Mohaghar; Monireh Kashiha Purpose Catch-up is a process during which the countries that are behind the technological borders try to reduce their technological gaps. For a company or country in the catch-up process, a suitable level of technological capabilities and absorption...

...Yi Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine evolutionary processes of sectoral systems of innovation in China's catch‐up situation. Design/methodology/approach History event analysis method is used. The data that inform this paper come primarily from interviews carried out...