Disruptive Innovation Patterns Driven by Mega-Projects: A Sustainable Development Pattern Case of China’s High-Speed Rail

Bingxiu Gui, Yun Liu, Yanbing Ju and Xuanting Ye
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Bingxiu Gui: School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Yun Liu: School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yanbing Ju: School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Xuanting Ye: School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Sustainable development of mega-projects has drawn many concerns around the world. The theory of disruptive innovation in mega-projects is a typical sustainable development pattern but still lacks systematic understanding. This article takes China’s high-speed rail (CHSR) project as an example to analyze the disruptive innovation pattern of mega-projects. First, this paper systematically traces the theories of disruptive innovation and summarizes the connotations of disruptive innovation. Simultaneously, from the historical development of several typical mega-projects in China, this paper summarizes the connotations of mega-projects. Based on two connotations, this paper summarizes the theoretical basis of disruptive innovation in mega-projects. Second, this paper takes the CHSR project as a case to analyze its innovation pattern from the analysis of the development process, operation mechanism and influence in sustainability; the disruptive innovation pattern is put forward afterward. Third, the discussion is drawn from the perspectives of the characteristics, scope of application and innovation environment of the disruptive innovation of CHSR. Last, the conclusions of this article are summarized.

Keywords: mega-projects; China’s high-speed rail; disruptive innovation; sustainable management pattern; innovative elements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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