Korea in GVCs

KIET commissioned Duke GVCC to analyze Korea's participation in the global electronics and shipbuilding industries to identify broader lessons for Korea’s future ambitions for industrial transformation. The research draws on multiple data sources: an extensive review of the academic and business literature for the two industries; in-country interviews with representatives from the private sector, industry associations, research institutions, and regulatory bodies; national economic growth plans; aggregated international and national trade data. The report has five chapters. The second project built on recommendations from the first project with KIET to explore opportunities in digital technology-related services.
Geography
Focus countries

Project duration

Project 1: September 2016-August 2017 (11 months)
Project 2: March 2018-October 2018 (8 months)

NC & SC Textile Industry

My research on the textile industry began with conducting the first ever in-depth mapping of the NC textile industry (2006). This entailed developing a database of over 1,000 companies, providing a detailed analysis of NC’s position in the chain and identifying geographic clusters. The second phase (2007) was the creation of Textile Connect, a website that provides the results of the initial mapping that serves as a resource to find local textile suppliers. The third project (2008) improved the initial version of the website by adding enhanced visual features and in-depth company profiles. The final project (2009) was developing a strategy for the NC textile industry. I also completed the first two phases for South Carolina’s textile industry. I interviewed and visited over 100 textile companies in North and South Carolina and conducted phone interviews with every company in the database (1,000+). This is the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted on the textile industry in the Carolinas and continues to serve as a primary data source for domestic stakeholders. The following news articles provide short project descriptions:
  • Fibre2Fashion.com (Aug, 2008)
  • Textile World article (January 24, 2008)
  • Geography
    Focus countries
    USA

    Project duration

    4 years (2006-2010)