Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on innovation and education towards innovation in China. Design/methodology/approach – The Guest Editors discuss the impetus behind the special issue and describe the papers published in it. Findings – It is evident in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual stage model of education and innovation type. The model depicts the influence of education on innovation and the paper aims to discuss the implications of it for the national competitiveness of China. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate important impediments to knowledge creation within newly‐established foreign invested R&D centers in China and India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a framework based on knowledge creation theory in order to understand...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the business potential of mobile video services in China via the case study of M‐Vzone.com. It answers two research questions: what are the important factors that affect the adoption of mobile video services for individuals and enterprises?...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe, as a case study, the recent developments in high‐speed rail (HSR) technological development and economic and business development in China. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a descriptive case study design examining the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe research on the relationship between the shared resources of entrepreneurial clusters and the innovative performance, from the perspective of resource acquisition of new firms. Design/methodology/approach – For the purpose of this empirical...

Purpose – The equipment manufacturing industry, as a strategic industry of China, is experiencing a transition from imitative innovation to independent innovation. The achievements of independent innovation have not been as good as could have been expected. Based on evolutionary economics, the...