Innovation in China
This is a selection of resources on China’s history and heritage available from the NLB catalogue or the Internet and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
NLB print and digital resources
Boredom, shanzhai, and digitisation in the time of creative China
Creativity has become a byword of the new China dream. This book examines creativity via the lenses of “boredom, shanzhai and digitisation” along with how digital technology has opened up spaces for expressions and airing of opinion. The compilation of essays in this book are contributed by thinkers, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers.
All rights reserved, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2019
China’s technology innovators: Selected cases on creating and staying ahead of business trends
This book explores how Chinese companies are using digital technologies to innovate their business models. Includes case studies featuring seven Chinese companies: 3DMed, Wechat from Tencent, Shanghai GM, CP Group, Alibaba, AutoNavi, and ICBC.
All rights reserved, Singapore: Springer, 2018
Pioneers, hidden champions, changemakers, and underdogs: Lessons from China’s innovators
In this book, the authors differentiate four types of innovators in China: pioneers, hidden champions, underdogs and changemakers. They also study the different innovations companies develop, identify six ways in which Chinese entrepreneurs innovate and examine how Chinese innovators such as Alibaba, Haier and Malong Technology are going global.
All rights reserved, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2019
China’s innovation challenge: Overcoming the middle-income trap
This title attempts to shed light on questions such as the challenges that China faces as it builds an innovation-driven growth model. Find out what the authors have discovered as they gather insights and perspectives from scholars on areas such as the institutional system, technology and sociocultural forces in China.
All rights reserved, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Trace the rise of tech giant Huawei as it beats the odds to become one of the world’s greatest technology companies and marvel at how its dedication to continuous innovation has helped it to overtake incumbent firms and achieve global success.
All rights reserved, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2017.
Created in China: How China is becoming a global innovator
China is fast transitioning from low-cost manufacturing to a higher-value, innovation-led economy. Created in China examines the key actors and conditions of the innovation scene in China, such as the companies themselves, their human resources departments, overall business environment and government frameworks.
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China’s next strategic advantage: From imitation to innovation
China is establishing itself at the forefront of technological innovation. The authors examine the country’s transformation, outline the managerial and innovative capabilities of successful Chinese companies, and describe how multinational firms in China can become part of the Chinese ecosystem of innovation.
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How China is leading the world in tech innovation (and what the West can learn from it)
China is establishing itself as a global leader in technology, creating innovative products and services that have surpassed those from the West. It is a mobile payment leader, it has revolutionised its fintech ecosystem, it is an artificial intelligence pioneer and is a social media powerhouse.
This white paper by the World Economic Forum published in 2016 evaluates China’s innovation capacity through an examination of her successes in recent years and the challenges that lay ahead. It also looks at the country’s innovation policies and regulations and presents case studies of best practices.
China’s National People’s Congress: more continuity than change
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) analyses China’s 2023 National People’s Congress, highlighting China’s focus on indigenous innovation as well as science and technology R&D in public and pricate sectors. The report also referenced the importance of pursuing science and technological innovation cooperation, which is reflected in ongoing international collaborations in Chinese universities and tech companies with foreign counterparts.