The innovativeness and heterogeneity of foreign-invested high-tech companies in Shanghai

verfasst von

Ingo Liefner, Yehua Dennis Wei, Gang Zeng

Abstract

China has taken a foreign direct investment-based approach toward increasing its capital and knowledge base, and developing into an innovative economy. However, little quantitative evidence exists about the factors that drive innovations of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) there. This paper uses survey data from high-technology firms in Shanghai to discuss factors affecting their innovativeness. It takes the concepts of absorptive capacity, export orientation, and innovation-related cooperation as a starting point. It highlights how the interplay of strategies and resources affects innovativeness and heterogeneity of FIEs. The most innovative FIEs are endowed with a strong human capital base and R&D activities, which at the same time target export markets and whose cooperative partners involve firms other than their parent company. The results underline the necessity to differentiate between the different types of FIEs when examining their innovativeness.

Externe Organisation(en)

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
University of Utah
East China Normal University

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Growth and change

Band

44

Seiten

522-549

Anzahl der Seiten

28

ISSN

0017-4815

Publikationsdatum

23.08.2013

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Globaler Wandel

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 10 – Weniger Ungleichheiten

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12018 (Zugang: Geschlossen)