Focusing on knowledge-intensive and innovative entrepreneurial firms and multinationals, this book explains how Chinese firms are increasingly developing innovative capabilities and engaging in globalization. As Chinese firms become world-leaders in their markets and household names internationally, this timely book examines innovation ecosystems and their affect on Chinese firms to act on innovative opportunities.

Cutting-edge chapters advance debates in entrepreneurship, innovation management, economic geography and international business, analysing the co-evolution between the innovation ecosystem and innovation capabilities of Chinese firms. Drawing attention to the interdependencies of globalization, mergers and acquisitions and innovation, leading scholars in Chinese economics and entrepreneurship unpack the role of market capabilities in the development process of innovation and globalization to mark the trajectories of global Chinese firms.

Addressing key themes in Chinese entrepreneurship, this book is crucial reading for scholars and researchers of business and economics, particularly those focusing on innovative capabilities. Its practical insights and empirical findings will also be beneficial to practitioners and policymakers.

About the Author
Edited by Maureen McKelvey, Professor, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Jun Jin, Associate Professor, School of Management, Zhejiang University, China

Reviews
'Maureen McKelvey has succeeded in producing yet another stunning volume, in this instance exploring how Chinese firms are developing capabilities for innovation and globalization. This book, which reflects the perspective of knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems, lifts readers with a critical conceptual leap that makes the transformation of industry understandable.' -- Naubahar Sharif, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
'Understanding China's capabilities and ambitions in innovation matters geo-politically as well as economically. China's innovation systems and the globalization and innovation strategies of its firms are emergent and highly varied. Professors McKelvey and Jin have assembled an insightful collection of chapters, informed by Schumpeterian and evolutionary economics, which help throw light on phenomena that are shaping contemporary global economics and politics.' -- Mark Dodgson, University of Queensland, Australia
'Given the stunning rise of Chinese firms in global market, people are wondering about how they have been able to learn and build up their innovation and marketing capabilities within a short period of time. This book provides an in-depth answer to this question by conducting a rare firm- and sector-level studies of exemplar Chinese firms from a Schumpeterian perspective involving the concept of industrial dynamics and innovation system. This book is very useful and informative, and provides insightful understanding of the sources of competitiveness of Chinese firms.' -- Keun Lee, Winner of the 2014 Schumpeter Prize, Seoul National University, South Korea



Book Information
ISBN 9781786434470
Author Maureen McKelvey
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd