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外文题目:Analyzing China’s automobile industry competitiveness

through Proter’s diamond model出处: A Research Project Submitted to

the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree作者:Di Wu, Bachelor of

Management, University of Lethbridge, 2004

原文:

Analyzing China’s automobile industry competitiveness through Proter’s diamond model

Abstract

This paper incorporates Porter’s diamond model to analyze

China’s automobile industry. Besides looking at the four determinants of competitiveness in the original model, this study specifically examines the impact of government on industry competitiveness.

This study retrieves archival data on multi-measurements used in prior studies. The author incorporates one case study of a Chinese auto

firm to illustrate the specific impact of government policy and the responses of auto assemblers and component suppliers. Interviews with experts in auto-related industries are conducted to triangulate the findings.

Results show that the Chinese auto industry is still in its early stages of development, whereas product quality and economies of scale of domestic automakers are approaching global standards; thus Chinese auto firms aim at becoming major players in the international market. The government plays an active role in assisting the industry development as the nation transitions from a planned economy to a free market.

Introduction

Global competitiveness has become a topic for mainstream research in both academic and practical fields. Porter’s 1990 diamond model is a well-known theory on competitiveness, which analyzes national or

industry competitiveness through four major dimensions: factor conditions, demand conditions, firm strategy structure and rivalry, and related and supporting industries.

However, Porter’s model was developed in the early 1990s using data from advanced nations; as emerging economies play a more important role in world trade, a number of scholars have questioned the applicability of the diamond model in a global context, especially in developing

and/or emerging economies Bellak & Weiss 1993; Cartwright, 1993; Dunning, 1980, 1993; Hodgetts, 1993; O’Malley & O’Go rman, 2001; Oz, 2002; Rugman & D’Cruz, 1993; Rugman & Verbeke, 1993a. Recent

studies on emerging nations’ competitiveness have modified the diamond model according to various national and/or industry characteristics Barragan, 2005; Hughes & Hare, 1994; Moo n & Lee, 2004; O’Malley &

O’Gorman, 2001; however, no studies have examined the People’s Republic of China, a growing economic power, through Porter’s dimensions. Thus, this study applies Porter’s diamond model to identify sources of competitiveness in Chi na’s auto industry.

China’s auto industry, increasingly being headlined in major trade journals, attracts much attention in both strategic and academic fields. There are those that predicted China will compete well in exporting automobiles to the North Am erican market in less than five years “Mixed outlook for auto exports.”, 2005, while others stated that China is not ready for export and the biggest sources of competitiveness, cost-benefits and consumer market, still lie in the domestic market Mackey, 2005. Are Chinese automakers ready to face international competition? Are there sufficient industry policies to support internationalization? What is the reaction of global auto firms, given a huge attractive market and growing domestic competitors? The motivation of the current study is thus to understand the real competitive position of China’s automobile industry?one of its pillar industries?as the nation transitions from a

centrally-planned and protected economy to a free market.

To date, analyses of Ch ina’s auto industry are mostly based on secondary data from academic and professional sources. In this study,