Innovation, Competences and the Role of Knowledge Networks in Hangzhou's Software Industry

Mark Greeven () and Zhao Xiaodong
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Mark Greeven: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Zhao Xiaodong: Zhejiang University City College

Chapter 13 in The Network Experience, 2009, pp 193-209 from Springer

Abstract: Why are Chinese private entrepreneurs able to develop innovations in China's transitional economy? This chapter tries to answer this question through a detailed comparative case study of 45 software enterprises in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Combining resourse-based and institutional perspectives we argue that Chinese private enterprises in Hangzhou were able to develop unique innovative capabilities to overcome resourse constraints and manage technical — and marketing risks while respecting the location and sector-specific constraints.

Keywords: Switching Cost; Innovative Activity; Knowledge Network; Strategic Management Journal; Technological Regime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85582-8_13

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