Learning and Innovation of Chinese Firms

Learning and Innovation of Chinese Firms

Hong, Jacky; Li, Shenxue

De Gruyter

01/2023

195

Dura

Inglês

9783110714937

15 a 20 dias

470

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Part I: Introduction and Background

Chapter 1

Introduction

The chapter presents a current overview of the innovation of Chinese firms and outlines the contributions in this edited volume. Jacky Hong and Shenxue Li

Part II: Technology transfer and innovation

This part explores the link between foreign technology transfer and indigenous innovation in China. For example, how do Chinese firms collaborate with foreign partners to promote technology transfer and innovation? What are the difficulties and obstacles affecting the technological collaboration between Chinese firms and foreign partners? Chapter 2

Foreign direct investments and innovation in China

This chapter explores the impact of foreign direct investment on technological innovation in China




Current status of foreign direct investment in China





Technological innovation in Chinese firms





The roles of foreign direct investment on fostering technological innovation




Pervez Ghauri

Chapter 3

Knowledge transfer in international joint ventures

This chapter investigates how international joint venture can serve as a major channel for promoting knowledge transfer to China




Types of knowledge





Barrier of knowledge transfer in international joint venture





Case studies




Eric W.K. Tsang

Part III: Entrepreneurship, learning and innovation

This part identifies the characteristics of technological entrepreneurs in China. For example, what are the social, financial, cultural and political challenges facing technological entrepreneurs in China? How do Chinese entrepreneurs contribute to innovative ventures in China? Chapter 4

Sensemaking processes in Chinese entrepreneurial firms

This chapter explores the sensemaking process that unfolds in entrepreneurial firms by investigating how entrepreneurial firms navigate through uncertainty and equivocality




Entrepreneurial learning as sensemaking





Sensemaking processes in entrepreneurial firms





Case studies




Xi Zhou, Jacky Hong and Robin Snell

Chapter 5

Guanxi networks and Chinese entrepreneurship

This chapter reviews the development of guanxi network in China and the impact on entrepreneurship




The concept of guanxi





Proliferation of guanxi networks in China





Use of guanxi for Chinese startups




Chris Rowley

Chapter 6

Developing learning organization in China

This chapter assess the potential and obstacles for Chinese firms to become the learning organizations




Spiritual foundations of learning organization





Chinese Confucian values





Case studies




Carry Mak and Anders OErtenblad

Part IV: Institutions and innovation

This part explores the roles played by the regional and national government in China for promoting innovation and learning of Chinese firms. For example, how do various institutional actors such as VCs, universities, research institutes interact with each other in shaping the process of innovation in China? How do innovation ecosystems (e.g. regional clusters, science parks and R&D networks) take shape in China? Chapter 7

Innovation ecosystems in China

This chapter explores how the key actors in innovation ecosystem interact with each other in shaping the process of innovation in China




An ecosystem perspective of innovation





A Chinese ecosystem of innovation





Innovative behaviors of Chinese firms




Jiangyong Lu

Chapter 8

Public-private partnerships and innovation in China

This chapter draws on a conceptual framework of public-private partnerships to investigate how partner organizations can develop effective innovation in China




Motives of cooperation





Innovation within public-private partnerships





Case studies




Nelson Santos Antonio

Part V: Conclusion

Chapter 9

Concluding remarks

The chapter summarizes the key organizational and institutional challenges of innovation facing Chinese firms. Some areas for future research will also be proposed. Jacky Hong and Shenxue Li
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Chinesische Unternehmen; Lernen; Innovation; Geschaeftsmodell; Chinese firms; learning; innovation; institutional context; business model