Our chapter is organized in the following way: first, it briefly describes the changes in the global economic scenario for the domestic appliances industry since the mid-1990s. Secondly, we analyze the determinants of internationalization of production and supply. In the third place, we examine which activities were mainly involved in “delocalization” and how offshoring to unaffiliated (contract) parties resulted in vertical disintegration for the entire industry and the growing inability of former manufacturers to appropriate the results of investments in such high-value activities as research, design, and development. The chapter closes with a summary of key findings, implications for managerial work, and suggestions for future research.
Imitative offshoring strategies. Lessons learnt from the Italian small domestic appliance industry.
LOJACONO, GABRIELLA;ANNOUCHKINA, OLGA
2010
Abstract
Our chapter is organized in the following way: first, it briefly describes the changes in the global economic scenario for the domestic appliances industry since the mid-1990s. Secondly, we analyze the determinants of internationalization of production and supply. In the third place, we examine which activities were mainly involved in “delocalization” and how offshoring to unaffiliated (contract) parties resulted in vertical disintegration for the entire industry and the growing inability of former manufacturers to appropriate the results of investments in such high-value activities as research, design, and development. The chapter closes with a summary of key findings, implications for managerial work, and suggestions for future research.
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