4. The Shifting Value Chain: The Television Industry in North America

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Tables ix
5. Figures xi
6. Preface: In Vino Veritas? xiii
7. Contributors xxvii
8. 1. Introduction 1
9. Part One
10. 2. Globalization in the Apparel and Textile Industries: What Is New and What Is Not? 23
11. 3. Globalization, Deverticalization, and Employment in the Motor Vehicle Industry 52
12. 4. The Shifting Value Chain: The Television Industry in North America 82
13. Part Two
14. 5. The Organizational and Geographic Configuration of the Personal Computer Value Chain 113
15. 6. Leveraging Locations: Hard Disk Drive Producers in International Competition 142
16. 7. Industry Creation and the New Geography of Innovation: The Case of Flat Panel Displays 175
17. 8. Globalization of Semiconductors: Do Real Men Have Fabs, or Virtual Fabs? 203
18. 9. The Net World Order’s Influence on Global Leadership in the Semiconductor Industry 232
19. Part Three. Conclusion
20. 10. Conclusion: From Regions and Firms to Multinational Highways: Knowledge and Its Diffusion as a Factor in the Globalization of Industries 261
21. References 283
22. Index 301