Heading into the second half of the year,the global apparel fabrics and accessories industry’s attention has begun to focus on the 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics which will be held from...Heading into the second half of the year,the global apparel fabrics and accessories industry’s attention has begun to focus on the 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics which will be held from 11–13 October.Over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 25 countries and regions will take part and showcase an all-encompassing range of products across 260,000 sqm.of exhibition space at the Nation Exhibition and Convention Center(Shanghai).To展开更多
This video series is the first experimental psychology documentary made in China.It focuses on analyzing professional theories to raise people’s general understanding of basic psychology.By combining innovative audio...This video series is the first experimental psychology documentary made in China.It focuses on analyzing professional theories to raise people’s general understanding of basic psychology.By combining innovative audiovisual narrative with psychological experiments,it zooms in on real human nature through discussing social hotspots from the perspectives of social psychology,cognitive psychology,and personality psychology,in order to help people find answers for their current psychological difficulties.展开更多
The world today is undergoing disruptive,transformative shifts driven by a new wave of technological revolutions and industrial changes.In this context,a central question for China’s innovation-driven development str...The world today is undergoing disruptive,transformative shifts driven by a new wave of technological revolutions and industrial changes.In this context,a central question for China’s innovation-driven development strategy is how to effectively identify and measure high-quality technological innovations.Drawing on the stylized facts and scenario narrative of China’s technological landscape,this paper proposes a framework and measurement system for evaluating high-quality technological innovations.While China’s top-level design for technological innovation is guided by policy documents,the increasing number of enterprises applying for“high-tech enterprise”status has coincided with a decline in the quality of patent filings.In response,this paper first underscores the challenges and necessity of measuring the quality of technological innovations.Second,we introduce the high-quality technological innovation indicators and employ them to assess the quality of tech innovations at the firm level,utilizing an approach that combines analogical narrative,gene coding,text analysis,semantic logic,and a database of granted invention patents in China.Third,we examine the systematic and individual biases inherent in citation counts,a commonly used indicator,under specific contexts,and employ a granular instrumental variable approach to validate the effectiveness of the indicators.Finally,we develop a“family tree”of the indicators and explore their application scenarios through a combination of established and extended indicators.Our findings provide a theoretical foundation for evaluating China’s technological innovation quality,inform policy incentives,and offer insights for academia to apply high-quality technological innovation indicators in different contexts.展开更多
Hidden champions play a critical role in China’s efforts to overcome technological and industrial“chokepoints”.These enterprises are pivotal for breaking free from Western technological embargoes,avoiding entrapmen...Hidden champions play a critical role in China’s efforts to overcome technological and industrial“chokepoints”.These enterprises are pivotal for breaking free from Western technological embargoes,avoiding entrapment in low-value-added production,and driving industrial upgrading.Given the distinct market environment in which China’s hidden champions have emerged,it is both timely and practically significant to examine their growth trajectories and underlying mechanisms.This study adopts a resource allocation perspective to investigate the development path of Chinese manufacturing enterprises into hidden champions,using a vertical case study of Hailiya Group.The findings reveal that such enterprises achieve hidden champion status by vertically concentrating on niche markets while harnessing technological potential and horizontally diversifying their technology application scenarios.Their growth follows a“T-shaped”strategy,combining vertical specialization in a focused market with horizontal expansion into new applications.Four critical mechanisms underpin the rise of manufacturing hidden champions:market niche positioning,innovation-driven focus,application scenario expansion,and ecosystem development.Specifically,these enterprises strategically target niche markets,establish a technology-oriented competitive edge,broaden technology applications to unlock new profit opportunities,and develop collaborative ecosystems to share resources and drive industrial advancement.This paper not only extends the interpretive boundaries of resource allocation theory but also offers fresh insights into the emergence of Chinese manufacturing enterprises as hidden champions,enriching our understanding of their unique growth dynamics.展开更多
Wu Ying, the 47-year-old Chairman and CEO of UT Starcom China, started his company Starcom with another Chinese student studying in the United States in 1991, in New Jersey. The company merged with California-based Un...Wu Ying, the 47-year-old Chairman and CEO of UT Starcom China, started his company Starcom with another Chinese student studying in the United States in 1991, in New Jersey. The company merged with California-based Unitech, also founded by overseas Chinese students, in 1995 to form UT Starcom. As a successful returnee to China, Wu shared his views on innovation in an interview with Beijing Review on March 22: The Chinese Government is encouraging innovation. Even the top leaders are advocating innovation...展开更多
The Australian story of farmer innovation in Conservation Agriculture reveals a complex interplay of policy,economics,science,and farming.Farmer experimentation with Conservation Agriculture began in the 1960’s and h...The Australian story of farmer innovation in Conservation Agriculture reveals a complex interplay of policy,economics,science,and farming.Farmer experimentation with Conservation Agriculture began in the 1960’s and has continued to this day where around 80%-90%of Australia’s 23.5 million hectares of winter crops are now grown using Conservation Agriculture principles.This remarkable achievement is the result of both sustained investment in agricultural research and development and farmer innovation.Australian economic settings and science policies have encouraged and facilitated farmer participation in the Conservation Agricultural innovation system.Australian farmers have embraced Conservation Agriculture because it has met their needs,maintaining productivity and profitability in the face of declining terms of trade,and sustainably intensifying production with enhanced environmental outcomes.Drawing on individual farmer case studies,the specific strengths of farmer innovation are identified and the enabling conditions necessary for farmer innovation to flourish are discussed.展开更多
文摘Heading into the second half of the year,the global apparel fabrics and accessories industry’s attention has begun to focus on the 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics which will be held from 11–13 October.Over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 25 countries and regions will take part and showcase an all-encompassing range of products across 260,000 sqm.of exhibition space at the Nation Exhibition and Convention Center(Shanghai).To
文摘This video series is the first experimental psychology documentary made in China.It focuses on analyzing professional theories to raise people’s general understanding of basic psychology.By combining innovative audiovisual narrative with psychological experiments,it zooms in on real human nature through discussing social hotspots from the perspectives of social psychology,cognitive psychology,and personality psychology,in order to help people find answers for their current psychological difficulties.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under the following projects:“Towards High-Quality Technological Innovation in Chinese Cities:Measurement,Mechanism,and Effects”(Grant No.72073093)“Implementation Effects and Micro-Mechanisms of China’s Industrial Policy:A Study of the Steel Industry from the Perspective of Implementation Mechanisms”(Grant No.72373160)“Research on Capital Circles and Enterprise Innovation Quality:Mechanisms and Economic Effects”(Grant No.71872150).
文摘The world today is undergoing disruptive,transformative shifts driven by a new wave of technological revolutions and industrial changes.In this context,a central question for China’s innovation-driven development strategy is how to effectively identify and measure high-quality technological innovations.Drawing on the stylized facts and scenario narrative of China’s technological landscape,this paper proposes a framework and measurement system for evaluating high-quality technological innovations.While China’s top-level design for technological innovation is guided by policy documents,the increasing number of enterprises applying for“high-tech enterprise”status has coincided with a decline in the quality of patent filings.In response,this paper first underscores the challenges and necessity of measuring the quality of technological innovations.Second,we introduce the high-quality technological innovation indicators and employ them to assess the quality of tech innovations at the firm level,utilizing an approach that combines analogical narrative,gene coding,text analysis,semantic logic,and a database of granted invention patents in China.Third,we examine the systematic and individual biases inherent in citation counts,a commonly used indicator,under specific contexts,and employ a granular instrumental variable approach to validate the effectiveness of the indicators.Finally,we develop a“family tree”of the indicators and explore their application scenarios through a combination of established and extended indicators.Our findings provide a theoretical foundation for evaluating China’s technological innovation quality,inform policy incentives,and offer insights for academia to apply high-quality technological innovation indicators in different contexts.
基金supported by the following projects:The Youth Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)“Research on Chinese Multinational Companies’Componovation under Resource Constraint:From a Dynamic Circulation Logic of Home and Host Countries”(Grant No.72102030)The Research Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education“Research on Chinese Multinational Companies’Learning by Doing Mechanism under Resource Constraint”(Grant No.21C10173022)The General Project of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation“Research on the Realization Path and Motivations for the Domestic Replacement of Core Technologies for Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises”(Grant No.2022M720975).
文摘Hidden champions play a critical role in China’s efforts to overcome technological and industrial“chokepoints”.These enterprises are pivotal for breaking free from Western technological embargoes,avoiding entrapment in low-value-added production,and driving industrial upgrading.Given the distinct market environment in which China’s hidden champions have emerged,it is both timely and practically significant to examine their growth trajectories and underlying mechanisms.This study adopts a resource allocation perspective to investigate the development path of Chinese manufacturing enterprises into hidden champions,using a vertical case study of Hailiya Group.The findings reveal that such enterprises achieve hidden champion status by vertically concentrating on niche markets while harnessing technological potential and horizontally diversifying their technology application scenarios.Their growth follows a“T-shaped”strategy,combining vertical specialization in a focused market with horizontal expansion into new applications.Four critical mechanisms underpin the rise of manufacturing hidden champions:market niche positioning,innovation-driven focus,application scenario expansion,and ecosystem development.Specifically,these enterprises strategically target niche markets,establish a technology-oriented competitive edge,broaden technology applications to unlock new profit opportunities,and develop collaborative ecosystems to share resources and drive industrial advancement.This paper not only extends the interpretive boundaries of resource allocation theory but also offers fresh insights into the emergence of Chinese manufacturing enterprises as hidden champions,enriching our understanding of their unique growth dynamics.
文摘Wu Ying, the 47-year-old Chairman and CEO of UT Starcom China, started his company Starcom with another Chinese student studying in the United States in 1991, in New Jersey. The company merged with California-based Unitech, also founded by overseas Chinese students, in 1995 to form UT Starcom. As a successful returnee to China, Wu shared his views on innovation in an interview with Beijing Review on March 22: The Chinese Government is encouraging innovation. Even the top leaders are advocating innovation...
文摘The Australian story of farmer innovation in Conservation Agriculture reveals a complex interplay of policy,economics,science,and farming.Farmer experimentation with Conservation Agriculture began in the 1960’s and has continued to this day where around 80%-90%of Australia’s 23.5 million hectares of winter crops are now grown using Conservation Agriculture principles.This remarkable achievement is the result of both sustained investment in agricultural research and development and farmer innovation.Australian economic settings and science policies have encouraged and facilitated farmer participation in the Conservation Agricultural innovation system.Australian farmers have embraced Conservation Agriculture because it has met their needs,maintaining productivity and profitability in the face of declining terms of trade,and sustainably intensifying production with enhanced environmental outcomes.Drawing on individual farmer case studies,the specific strengths of farmer innovation are identified and the enabling conditions necessary for farmer innovation to flourish are discussed.
