Abstract
The light-emitting diode (LED) sources have become the first efficiency recommendation and one of the top sustainability measures in building a sustainable economy and eco-friendly society. The emergence and rapid development of latecomers to low-carbon LED technology in Asia has shifted the oligopolistic structure that had been appropriated by the first-movers in the US, Europe and Japan. It is thus critical to understand the innovation trajectories and influential factors for reinforcing the development of the global LED industry. This study highlights the variations of technological regime in dominant firms, demonstrating that the eco-innovations in the global LED technological regime is built sequentially, by product innovation of international leaders through technological appropriation (i.e. intellectual property rights), process innovation of Korean and Taiwanese latecomers through production capability, followed by various diffusion modes integrating with Chinese and other latecomers through market and production competition in the global LED industry. Three policy imperatives are then elaborated.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
