This paper aims at studying the combined interaction of innovation policies and innovativecapacity of firms in the relationship between r&d investment and firm's performance.The analysis is carried out on a sample of Chinese firms with the general purpose of sheddingsome light on the role played...

We analyze the nanotechnology patent applications filed in China from 1998 to 2008 and find that the extraordinary nanotechnology development in China has been primarily promoted by the public sector but not driven by industry and market force. This finding implies that developing countries such...

In view of the importance of deliberate R&D activities in achieving productivity gain via exports for firms in developing economies, this study explores a potential complementarity between firms' decision to export or to invest in R&D empirically. The evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms...

We analyze the nanotechnology patent applications filed in China from 1998 to 2008 and find that the extraordinary nanotechnology development in China has been primarily promoted by the public sector but not driven by industry and market force. This finding implies that developing countries such...

Research interests in product innovation and relevant success factors in an international context are increasing in the past decades. With the data from over 400 international joint ventures in China's manufacturing sector, this study explores China's institutional factors that may significantly...

In the environment where the traditional energy industry is declining and the new energy industry is developing rapidly, we collected the data from 98 new energy companies listed in China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets from 2012 to 2016 to conduct an empirical study to understand the...