Modularity,module reintegration and industry landscape remaking  

作　　者：李晓华 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Industrial Economics,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

出　　处：《China Economist》2010年第5期119-128,共10页中国经济学人（英文版）

摘　　要：The turn-key solution originated by Media Tek Inc.(MTK) changed the degree of handset modularity and sparked therise of "knockoff handsets’’ This paper holds that modularity is not a product of independent evolution and that thechange in the degree of product modularity will lead to a change in the product’s organizational structure.Modulereintegration has reduced the industry’s knowledge barrier and made it possible for a large number of low-tech firms toenter the industry in China.As a result, it has altered the industry’s competitive landscape.Module reintegration can betaken as an important path for industrial upgrade, and the industry regulatory policies shall also be adjusted accordingto the changes in this industry’s characteristics.The turn-key solution originated by Media Tek Inc.(MTK) changed the degree of handset modularity and sparked therise of "knockoff handsets’’ This paper holds that modularity is not a product of independent evolution and that thechange in the degree of product modularity will lead to a change in the product’s organizational structure.Modulereintegration has reduced the industry’s knowledge barrier and made it possible for a large number of low-tech firms toenter the industry in China.As a result, it has altered the industry’s competitive landscape.Module reintegration can betaken as an important path for industrial upgrade, and the industry regulatory policies shall also be adjusted accordingto the changes in this industry’s characteristics.

关 键 词：MODULARITY MODULE REINTEGRATION value CHAIN INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE 

分 类 号：TU986[建筑科学—城市规划与设计]