This paper examines the impact of Ramp;D expenditure and technology import on the level and the growth of productivity, as well as on the general economic performance in manufacturing firms with various ownership structures in Shanghai, China. The empirical analyses are based on the firm-level...

In 1998, the European Community and the People's Republic of China signed an agreement to deepen their cooperation in the field of Science and Technology. Before extending it for another period of 5 years, the EC commissioned independent experts to review the S&T cooperation, as foreseen in the...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate if the collaboration intensity of the company with local and international stakeholders facilitates the attracting of venture capital (VC) financing. The reputation of the company was incorporated as a factor, which can potentially influence investment...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of similarities and differences between small and medium technology enterprises of Zhongguancun in China and Silicon Valley in the USA in the following aspects of their activities: scale, diversity and the strength of...