Innovation Spaces in Asia

Edited by Maureen McKelvey, Professor, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, Professor of Geography, State University of New York, Buffalo, US and Visiting Professor at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

‘. . . this book attempts to answer the following: what is the role of Asia in driving innovation in a global economy, and what is going on if Asia is not just imitating and using Western technology? With solid data collected from China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Korea, the empirical chapters in this book eloquently address this question from their own viewpoints and evidences. . . .it is always challenging to organize a diverse set of papers into a logically coherent volume. Yet the editors handle this task effectively through the careful organization of chapters. . .The book’s coherence and organization are further assured by the contributors who are all experienced researchers from different disciplines and world regions.’

• Contents:1. IntroductionM. McKelvey and S. Bagchi-Sen2. To Boldly Go…Characteristics of Chinese Innovation PolicyE. Deiaco and C. Jeding3. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation Spaces: The Cases of China and IndiaM. Holgersson4. Technological Competition in Chinese Market: An Investigation Based upon PatentsX. Chen, X. Liu, and Y. Wang5. The Role of Customers and Regulation in Innovation: The Development of the E-bike Industry and of Lvyuan, A Leading Company in ChinaJ. Jin and G. Cheng6. Understanding Innovation Spaces through Emerging Multinational Enterprises in China: An Explorative Case Study of a Chinese Wind Turbine ManufacturerD. Slepniov, A.H. Lassen, S.J. Haakonsson and M. McKelvey7. Manoeuvering Global Innovation Spaces: An Explorative Case Study of a South Korean Entrepreneurial Venture in NanotechnologyA.H. Lassen and D. Slepniov8. The Emergence of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship in China: Four Start-up Companies in Nanotechnology in SuzhouJ. Jin, Z. Zhang and M. McKelvey9. The Role of Returnees in Developing Entrepreneurial Ventures in High Tech Sectors in ChinaP. Fan10. Evolving Global Innovation Networks of Indian Pharmaceutical CompaniesP. Kedron and S. Bagchi-Sen11. The Emergence of Indonesian Multinational EnterprisesT.A. Meraxa and S. Bagchi-Sen12. Tapping into Western Technologies by Chinese Multinational Enterprises: Geely’s Purchase of Volvo Cars and Huawei’s Hiring of Ericsson Employees in SwedenE. Gifford, M. Holgersson, M. McKelvey and S. Bagchi-Sen13. Foreign Direct Investment in R&D and the Base of the Pyramid: Is a New Space of Innovation Emerging in India? S. Bagchi-Sen, T. Schunder, and E. Bourelos14. Problem Framing in new Innovation Spaces: Insights from Software OutsourcingR. Lema15. The Internationalization of Innovation: Off-shoring Home Base Innovative Processes in Software to a Host Nation Innovation SystemO. Zaring16. Tapping into India’s Innovation Potential: Consequences for a Western Multinational Enterprise and the Case of SKFK. Lagerström and R. Schweizer17. Ramifications for Western Firms Navigating Through Innovation Spaces in AsiaM. McKelvey18. ConclusionsM. McKelvey and S. Bagchi-SenIndex