This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of the potential … used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and regions (China …

Monitoring by institutional investors can act as an important mechanism to promote firm innovation. By investigating … innovation. Consistent with the monitoring view, we further find that (1) the effect of institutional investors on firm patenting … robust when innovation quality is examined. …

We examine the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on innovation using China's county-level data from 1985 to 2011 …. Results show that the establishment of SEZs promotes a county's innovation in terms of application, grant and citation numbers … effect on innovation. Counties with universities nearby apply for more patents. The SEZs not only promote innovation in …

The effects of skyscraper development on surrounding firms' innovation in China is assessed in this paper, and … empirical results show that skyscraper development significantly promotes the innovation of firms within 1 ​km of skyscrapers … through which skyscrapers affect innovation. …

-oriented provincial governments and that China’s innovation policy is more supportive of firms located in developed provinces. Considering …