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. …

nations in terms of R&D and innovation in the near future. For the moment, however, contradictory signals emerge from the … development. The empirical analy-sis brings together data on the Chinese innovation system with evidence from the electronics …

of socio-economic development affect the different dimensions of relevance to science and innovation. Consequently, it …, thus addressing the question whether the Chinese innovation system is becoming more heterogeneous or less so. The following …

potential change of research and innovation policy under Xi Jinping is discussed, as well as core policies and strategies to … further improve the Chinese innovation system and to shift it from a low-cost to an innovation-driven economy. The Internet … "Innovation Driven Devel-opment Strategy" are briefly introduced. A first section, however, discusses policy-making processes and …