英国造船業と韓国・現代グループの造船業参入 : 英国造船所の技術供与戦略とその挫折

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In the early 1970s, the South Korean business group Hyundai entered the shipbuilding business by introducing technology from a shipbuilder in the U.K. The business records of the shipbuilder that carried out the technology transfer to Hyundai, Lithgows, are currently possessed by Glasgow University Archive Services. The purpose of this paper is to clarify, from a British perspective based on these records, the intention and approach of Lithgows concerning the technology transfer to the Hyundai group, as well as the weakening competitiveness of the British shipbuilding industry in the international market, as the background to this transfer. The decline of British shipbuilders in the international vessel market began with their failure to upgrade facilities and equipment, and reform their construction system after the 1960s. Under these conditions, several British shipbuilders considered making a technology transfer to overseas shipyards as a promising new business opportunity. Lithgows' participation in the Hyundai Group's entry into the shipbuilding business can be seen as a concrete example of this strategy. In particular, Lithgows intended to substitute Hyundai's new large-vessel shipbuilding facilities, which they themselves lacked compared to Japanese shipbuilders, to erect large-sized vessels. However, Lithgows' plan was not entirely successful. Here, we can see what happened to two rivals sharing a common interest.
2005-01-30