Academic Journal of Business & Management, 2023, 5(25); doi: 10.25236/AJBM.2023.052506.
Tian Lei1, Li Siyu2, Gu Shirong3
1China Academy of Information and Communication Technology, Beijing, China
2Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
3Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
This paper examines the impact of the Sino-US trade war on Smartphone Competitiveness and proposes a comprehensive Smartphone Competitiveness Assessment Model to evaluate product competitiveness which integrates supply chain competitiveness, market competitiveness and ecological competitiveness. 33 indicators were conducted in empirical analysis to compare Mate 40 and iPhone 12 under different trade scenarios.
smartphone; competitiveness; decoupling
Tian Lei, Li Siyu, Gu Shirong. Measuring Smartphone Competitiveness: The Case of Huawei Mate 40 and Apple iPhone 12. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 25: 42-47. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2023.052506.
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