1. Globalization and divergent paths of industrial development: mobile phone manufacturing in china, japan, south korea, and taiwan
Colby Judd

2. Global Value Chain (GVC)
How the Development of Mobile Phone Manufacturing in East Asia led to different developmental paths of Industrialization and Value Chain Placement.

3. Two Perspectives on Globalization
Convergence Perspective: More globalization will lead to the adoption of similar economic practices, following a neo-liberal view, and thus similar paths to economic development
Divergence Perspective: Local economies will have greater influence on globalized economic development. Fragmentation and dispersion will occur at higher rates to narrow down on the value chain.

4. Globalism pre-recession
Demonstrated Examples of Fragmentation Due to link between National and Global Economies
Production being split into different value-added stages
Easier for competition to enter the market
Consider talking about:
China Mobile
China Unicom
China Telecom

5. Post-Recession Changes
Consolidation in Large Emerging Economies
Global Lead Firms have more power in dictating developmental path
Developing economies becoming end- product economies
More favorable to expansion

6. Consider talking about:
Domestics sales
Export volume
Development trend
Pricing

7. Korea Late to Production Government Supported Technology
Protected Domestic Market
Adapted to GSM License (Global Standard)
OBM (Original Brand Manufacturer)
Global Branding

8. Taiwan Relied on Specialized Manufacturing to Increase Globalization
Small component producers before becoming OEM manufacturers for large foreign companies
A few failed attempts at becoming a design manufacturer have emerged
They place lots of research and development to maintain edge
Global Manufacturing

9. Japan Early Adopter and Large Conglomerates in Electronics
Strong Domestic Market
Used to be one of the largest global suppliers. Now well below 1% of Market Share
Refusal to give up PDC Technology
Withdrew from China due to Competition
Early Adopter of New Technology
Local Branding and Local Manufacturing

10. China
Large, Diversified Economy allows for them to have all three approaches that China, Japan, and Korea had.
Large Domestic Market lets it have a strong orientation towards it. Like Japan. The size of it allows China to develop its own standards.
Recent global expansion shows that China may also have internationally branded manufacturers. ZTE and Huawei for example.
China leads in the import and exporting of mobile phone components
Consider talking about:
China Mobile
China Unicom
China Telecom

11. Conclusion
“Globalism has led to different opportunities to enter the value chain for firms and countries. Large developing countries are the most enabled to enter high value parts of the chain. China, given its internal diversification, has been able to enter multiple parts of the value chain.”