Technology Transfer and Competition

1 Overview.- 2 An Integrative Analytical Framework.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Discussion of the model.- 2.3 Did China “force” technology transfer from foreign investors?.- 2.4 Conclusions.- 3 China’s ICT Aspirations and Frustrations.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Discussions.- 3.3 Conclusions.- 4 Hypotheses Formulation.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 China’s WTO concessions.- 4.3 Formulating Hypothesis 1.- 4.4 Formulating Hypothesis 2.- 4.5 Formulating Hypothesis 3.- 4.6 Conclusions.- 5 Methodology: Objective, Design and Data Collection.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Establishing an industry focus.- 5.3 Choosing a method for the empirical investigation.- 5.4 Collecting and analyzing primary data.- 5.5 Presenting the data.- 6 Profile of Participating Companies.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Profile of interviewed MTEFs.- 6.3 Adjacent industry players interviewed.- 6.4 Conclusions.- 7 Multinationals’ Technology Transfer Activities in pre-WTO China.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The economics of technology transfer.- 7.3 Technology transfer as a continuum.- 7.4 Gearing up for WTO accession.- 7.5 Conclusions.- 8 Assessing Hypothesis 1.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Findings.- 8.3 Conclusions.- 9 Assessing Hypothesis 2.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Findings.- 9.3 Conclusions.- 10 Assessing Hypothesis 3.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Findings.- 10.3 Conclusions.- 10.4 “Win-win” is more affordable than “win-lose” in the long run.- 11 “Win-Win” is No Platitude.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Conditions that favour cooperation.- 11.3 Crafting win-win strategies.- 12 Conclusions and Discussion of Emerging Trends.- 12.1 Summary.- 12.2 Applying the integrative model.- 12.3 Limitations of this study.- 12.4 Looking ahead.- Postscript.