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1 online resource |
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Online access with DDA: Askews (Economics)
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| Contents |
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 China's glorious historyof innovation; The four great inventions; The failure to capitalise oninventions -- the isolation hypothesis; Taoism and Confucianism; Role of the script; Putting Chinese innovation into anhistoric context; The Japanese model; Chapter 3 Innovation indicators for China; Can numbers capture the innovation process?; Non-technology-intensive innovations; Innovate for competitiveness; Metrics for innovation; Percentage of GDP invested in R & D |
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Output of patentsInternational patenting and PCT patents; R & D personnel; Publication output; Science parks and incubators; Investment in long-term (basic) research; The venture capital industry; Chapter 4 Government and firms as keyactors of the innovation scene; The government apparatus; The leadership; The institutional system in Beijing; Public institutes; Example of recent policies and reforms; Local government; The university system; Chinese universities: can do better; Judiciary system; Companies; Examples of firms; Chinese firms becoming global; Becoming global: the art of war? |
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Chapter 5 Framework conditions for innovation in ChinaDemographics, the middle class and urbanisation; Legal aspects; Intellectual property laws; Counterfeiting and copying; Shanzhai and China's innovation culture; Corruption; Ease of doing business in China; Financing innovation; Venture capital in China; Technology transfer capabilities; Economic and technical development zones; Infrastructure; The telecom infrastructure; Steal or innovate?; Chapter 6 The human factor: a crucial element in innovation management; Talent and motivation; Managing by walking around |
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Education as a promoter of innovative and entrepreneurial spiritMandatory schooling; Higher education; China's diaspora as a source of talent; Managing the executives; Continuing education; Mindset and 'management culture'; Chapter 7 The contribution of non-Chinese innovators; A rapidly growing R & D presence; The ambivalent attraction of China; Hiring the right R & D engineers; Making innovation happen in China is hard; Is it worth it? -- The foreigner's perspective; Is it worth it? -- The view from China; Chapter 8 Becoming a global innovator -- patterns in the public sector |
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A pro-innovation leadershipFor China's pragmatic government, a pattern of experimentation; Programmes and policies to stimulate innovation; Manufacturing plan; Specific measures to stimulate innovation in China; Policies and public initiatives to reinforce China as internet country; Regulating fast- growing online financial services; Chapter 9 Becoming a global innovator -- patterns in firms; From acquiring to creating: China as a world leader in the ICT industry; Electronics hardware and the 'makers' movement'; A bottom- up movement; The pharmaceutical sector; Medical devices |
| Summary |
"Undisputedly, China has become the world's manufacturing powerhouse, accounting for more than two-thirds of the world's output in DVD players, children's toys, and microwave ovens, as well as half of all personal computers, digital cameras and kitchen appliances. However, China is not only a low-cost manufacturing country, it is also in the process of transitioning towards becoming a major source of global innovation, by creating pioneering new business models and policy frameworks alongside the technical inventions the country has become known for. This book documents China's transition by highlighting the key elements, events, underlying trends and drivers that have contributed towards China's relentless progress in the realm of innovation. The book explores the innovation, research and development scene in China, whilst outlining the cultural and historical barriers to innovation and analysing the country's output. Individual entrepreneurs responsible for China's new economy are profiled, along with the research institutes and universities who are building the technological backbone that runs through the country. It concludes with a look at the anticipated trends for the future"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- China
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Creative ability in business -- China
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Economic development -- China
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Creative ability in business
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Economic development
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zedtwitz, Maximilian von, 1969- author.
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| ISBN |
9781472925152 |
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1472925157 |
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9781472925145 |
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1472925149 |
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