Title: China's catch-up and innovation model in IT industry

Authors: Xielin Liu

Addresses: Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 80, Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190, China

Abstract: The environment in which Chinese firms are attempting to catch up is fundamentally different than the situation facing earlier latecomers such as Japan and Korea. This paper contrasts these contexts and describes an alternative model of catch-up that can be discerned through an examination of the industries in which Chinese firms are competing successfully. The basic elements of Chinese catching up strategy are: market size, market-oriented innovation, global alliance and open innovation, spillover of FDI and role of government. The paper explains the new model of catch-up in China|s ICT industry.

Keywords: catching-up; IT industry; market size; market-oriented innovation; global alliances; open innovation; FDI spillover; government role; China; ICT; information technology; catch-up models.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.033802

International Journal of Technology Management, 2010 Vol.51 No.2/3/4, pp.194 - 216

Published online: 06 Apr 2013 *

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