Portsmouth Business School
Dr. Charuspong Samarnbutr
International Alliance Knowledge Acquisition from the Perspective of Local Partners: Case Study in Thailand Automotive Industry
Department: Human Resource and Marketing Management
Email: cpongs@yahoo.com
Nationality: Thailand
Director of Studies: Dr Paul Trott
Year of graduation: N/A
Thesis summary
This PhD research has studied the background of Thai automotive industry and the role of government policy during 1960-2007. In the 47 years of Thai automobile industry development, the Thai government has deployed a number of industrial policies to enhance the technological capabilities of local autopart firms.
Evidence is presented which includes a survey of over 300 Thai automotive firms. The key finding of this study is that while the production figures in Thailand automotive industry have grown, these improvements have not been completely matched with similar levels of technological capability development within Thailand. The factors that actually affect the development of technological capability in the Thailand automotive industry are identified.
The study has contributed to the existing literature by developing an innovative conceptual framework within the context of technological capability development. In addition, the research provides suggestion on how the Thai automotive can develop a technological capability strategy by identify the factors involved based on data obtained from the executives of automotive firm. The key findings of this study provide policy implication for the automotive industry and government bodies.