; production ; innovation ; China ; company survey … governance structures) for companies’ production as well as innovation activities. The results confirm the importance of personal … relationships between production and innovation activities. -- Personal relationships ; formal and informal institutions …

de-verticalization or the vertical disintegration or fragmentation of the production chain) is pervasive and that … production is conducted through fluid often non-hierarchical networks of firms rather than governed by stable hierarchical … global IT industry have pushed re-location of certain industry functions. Third, Greater China (defined here as Taiwan and …

an active innovation promoter. As such, it has actively implemented innovation policies that focus especially on creating … new funding opportunities and establishing several R&D centres to facilitate information flow and innovation cooperation … electronics SMEs, whether these policies have positively affected innovation intensity in HK. The survey findings indicate that …

How do patents affect innovation in Mainland China and Hong Kong? How can two patent systems operate within one country … between the two distinctive patent regimes, the impact of patents on innovation in China's specific industries such as green … and how is innovation affected by the 'one country two systems' model? For the first time, this book links these …

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills-including creativity, innovation, and technical capability …-to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate … education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries …