Do Manufacturing Firms in China Innovate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3985583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ludovico Alcorta (0000-0001-6510-8133, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Branka Urem (United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology), An Tongliang, Tongliang An (Nanjing University of Finance and Economics) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 560-590 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472330802309781 |
| OpenAlex | W2091849379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article provides empirical light on the debate concerning whether manufacturing firms in China are becoming major innovators. Based on an innovation survey carried out in Jiangsu Province, the article finds that most firms engage in innovative activities but these are mainly of an incremental nature. Radical innovation, as a proportion of sales, is relatively low if compared internationally. Innovation in China is mainly to catch-up and is novel relative to the firm and the domestic market. A small proportion of innovation is new to the world. Intensity and productivity indicators suggest that small, foreign and textile firms are leading innovative efforts. Firms innovate to improve their general competitiveness, including improving product quality and extending market share, obtain income from technology and defend themselves from research and development expenditure by competitors. Innovators value significantly more than non-innovators the range of innovative objectives they seek to achieve. The main obstacles to innovation arise from technical and marketing weaknesses; the perception of these obstacles varies widely between radical innovators and non-innovators. The article concludes that while innovative activities are emerging it will still take some time for China to have a major role in the international division of innovative labour
Business · China · Competitor analysis · Economic growth · Economics · Industrial organization · Product (mathematics · Product innovation · Productivity · Quality (philosophy · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Marketing
Interpretive Barriers to Successful Product Innovation in Large Firms
The Eclectic (OLI) Paradigm of International Production
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Firm Size and the Nature of Innovation within Industries
China’s Shallow Integration
Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis
Ownership and Technical Efficiency
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2015 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |