Relevance of Own  R&D  and Sources of Knowledge Transfer for Industrial Innovation in  C hina | Zendy

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Relevance of Own R&D and Sources of Knowledge Transfer for Industrial Innovation in C hina

Author(s) -

Liu WanHsin

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the developing economies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1746-1049

pISSN - 0012-1533

DOI - 10.1111/deve.12032

Subject(s) - product innovation , relevance (law) , original equipment manufacturer , business , zombie , innovation process , knowledge production , product (mathematics) , industrial organization , marketing , knowledge management , computer science , work in process , political science , law , operating system , computer security , geometry , mathematics

This study investigates industrial innovation and innovation patterns in C hina with a comparison to the A sian N ewly I ndustrialized E conomies ( NIEs ). It estimates knowledge production functions based on an original firm‐level dataset. Estimation results suggest that even though firms in C hina carry out various innovation activities at the same time, the innovation pattern found among their counterparts in the A sian NIEs is still relevant for contemporary C hina. In particular, sourcing knowledge and technologies from their OEM customers still plays a crucial role for C hinese firms' process innovation. In contrast, firms cannot rely on this knowledge source for realizing more sophisticated, knowledge‐intensive innovation outcomes, such as product innovation and patenting, for which their own R&D engagement is more significant.

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