Qihai Huang is Professor in Entrepreneurship and Management and Head of Department of Management at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He received his first degree in Sociology from Peking University, China, and both MSc and PhD from the University of Bristol, UK. He has been Director of Research at Keele Business School and Head of Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Lancaster University Management School.Xueyuan Liu is Professor in Management and had been the Assistant Dean at the Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, China. He received his first degree in English from Nankai University, China, and both MBA and PhD from the University of Salford, UK. He had been a visiting scholar at Columbia University Business School and Fisher College of Business of Ohio State University, and is the founding president of Association of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ASCOM). Prior to his academic career, he had been a professional manager and a founder of a start-up in international business for over 12 years.Jun Li is Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He previously held post at Chinese Academy of Sciences and was the President of Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe) in 2012–2013. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.

• 1. Contextualization of Chinese entrepreneurship research: an overview and some future research directionsQihai Huang, Xueyuan Liu and Jun Li2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems: what we know and where we move as we build an understanding of ChinaJuanyi Chen, Li Cai, Garry D. Bruton and Naiheng Sheng3. The impact of sub-national institutions on SMEs’ diversification into new businesses: evidence from ChinaDong Chen, Donghong Li and Yongsun Paik4. Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth: recognizing policy-induced opportunitiesWeiqi Dai, Felix Arndt and Mingqing Liao5. Should I stay or should I go? Job demands’ push and entrepreneurial resources’ pull in Chinese migrant workers’ return-home entrepreneurial intentionJinyun Duan, Juelin Yin, Yue Xu and Daoyou Wu6. International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientationZhibin Lin, Xuebing Cao and Ed Cottam

Qihai Huang is Professor in Entrepreneurship and Management and Head of Department of Management at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He received his first degree in Sociology from Peking University, China, and both MSc and PhD from the University of Bristol, UK. He has been Director of Research at Keele Business School and Head of Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Lancaster University Management School.Xueyuan Liu is Professor in Management and had been the Assistant Dean at the Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, China. He received his first degree in English from Nankai University, China, and both MBA and PhD from the University of Salford, UK. He had been a visiting scholar at Columbia University Business School and Fisher College of Business of Ohio State University, and is the founding president of Association of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ASCOM). Prior to his academic career, he had been a professional manager and a founder of a start-up in international business for over 12 years.Jun Li is Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He previously held post at Chinese Academy of Sciences and was the President of Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe) in 2012–2013. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.

• 1. Contextualization of Chinese entrepreneurship research: an overview and some future research directionsQihai Huang, Xueyuan Liu and Jun Li2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems: what we know and where we move as we build an understanding of ChinaJuanyi Chen, Li Cai, Garry D. Bruton and Naiheng Sheng3. The impact of sub-national institutions on SMEs’ diversification into new businesses: evidence from ChinaDong Chen, Donghong Li and Yongsun Paik4. Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth: recognizing policy-induced opportunitiesWeiqi Dai, Felix Arndt and Mingqing Liao5. Should I stay or should I go? Job demands’ push and entrepreneurial resources’ pull in Chinese migrant workers’ return-home entrepreneurial intentionJinyun Duan, Juelin Yin, Yue Xu and Daoyou Wu6. International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientationZhibin Lin, Xuebing Cao and Ed Cottam

Qihai Huang is Professor in Entrepreneurship and Management and Head of Department of Management at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He received his first degree in Sociology from Peking University, China, and both MSc and PhD from the University of Bristol, UK. He has been Director of Research at Keele Business School and Head of Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Lancaster University Management School.Xueyuan Liu is Professor in Management and had been the Assistant Dean at the Economics and Management School of Wuhan University, China. He received his first degree in English from Nankai University, China, and both MBA and PhD from the University of Salford, UK. He had been a visiting scholar at Columbia University Business School and Fisher College of Business of Ohio State University, and is the founding president of Association of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ASCOM). Prior to his academic career, he had been a professional manager and a founder of a start-up in international business for over 12 years.Jun Li is Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He previously held post at Chinese Academy of Sciences and was the President of Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe) in 2012–2013. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.

• 1. Contextualization of Chinese entrepreneurship research: an overview and some future research directionsQihai Huang, Xueyuan Liu and Jun Li2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems: what we know and where we move as we build an understanding of ChinaJuanyi Chen, Li Cai, Garry D. Bruton and Naiheng Sheng3. The impact of sub-national institutions on SMEs’ diversification into new businesses: evidence from ChinaDong Chen, Donghong Li and Yongsun Paik4. Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth: recognizing policy-induced opportunitiesWeiqi Dai, Felix Arndt and Mingqing Liao5. Should I stay or should I go? Job demands’ push and entrepreneurial resources’ pull in Chinese migrant workers’ return-home entrepreneurial intentionJinyun Duan, Juelin Yin, Yue Xu and Daoyou Wu6. International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientationZhibin Lin, Xuebing Cao and Ed Cottam