's absorptive capacities, and innovation performance in China small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design … a few knowledge properties have negative effects on innovation performance. Most knowledge properties have a positive … effect on innovation. The results also claim that the relationship between properties of knowledge and innovation performance …

Purpose Although new forms of innovation such as open innovation, user innovation or crowdsourcing have been …, this paper aims to discuss the critical aspects of new forms of innovation such as increased participation, the use of … information technologies and the increased pace of innovation and their challenges for innovation policy. Design …

Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) countries to catch up in their national development to build an innovation … strategies leaders have taken to try and achieve this aspiration. This paper analyses the various aspects of national innovation … results. Brazil, China and India are catching up to the acknowledged world leaders in innovation, but Russia is lagging …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of inside‐out open innovation (as opposed to closed … innovation) on firm innovation performance. Inside‐out open innovation involves the exploitation of existing internal … technologies through innovation and commercialization. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are tested empirically using survey …

results found that an open innovation system was the key to the knowledge‐based economy competitiveness, and the effective … innovation. Originality/value – This work used the 2005 KAS comprising a set of 80 structural and qualitative variables that …

technology in agriculture, and outlines the mechanism of science and technology innovation and transformation in China.  …Purpose – This paper sets out to examine innovation and technology transfers in the Chinese agricultural sector, with a … uses a case study of the Science and Technology Transformation Fund to illustrate how innovation and technology transfers …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between patent innovation activities and foreign … trade competitiveness and analyze China's level of independent knowledge innovation internationally, especially in … large amounts of data shows that the gap between China and Japan on independent knowledge innovation is obvious. Research …

key findings: First, KEI and GEI have a significant effect on QOL. Second, the Innovation Index (a component of KEI) and …