Knowledge spillover in Indian automobile industry: the process and the coverage

Type Working Paper - IDE Discussion Paper
Title Knowledge spillover in Indian automobile industry: the process and the coverage
Author(s)
Issue 303
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
URL http://ir.ide.go.jp/dspace/bitstream/2344/1083/1/ARRIDE_Discussion_No.303_uchikawa.pdf
Abstract
In India, as the production of passenger cars increased, many local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) entered the parts and components manufacturing sector. The sources of knowledge for large enterprises and SMEs are different. Naturally, spillover effects among large enterprises and between large enterprises and SMEs are different. This paper focuses on knowledge spillover among large enterprises and from large enterprises to SMEs. Subcontractor can absorb relation-specific skills through repeated interaction with parent company. The results of field survey emphasizes that relation-specific skills are a determinant factor of spillover effects from assemblers and large auto component manufacturers to SMEs. Econometric analysis shows that spillover effects among medium and large automobile units and from medium and large automobile units to small units went beyond boundary of cluster.

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