Purpose – Multinational companies are increasingly locating R&D activities in emerging markets, particularly China …. This paper aims to focus on why China is moving from imitation to innovation, how MNCs are evolving their R&D activities in … China, the challenges they face, and how they deal with these challenges. Design/methodology/approach – As this is a …

study within a large emerging market (China). The author shows how regulatory and structural weaknesses in the Chinese dairy …

to the situation in Eastern Europe, this type of ownership was quite widespread in China, particularly during the 1990s … barriers to, the development of employee ownership in China. Design/methodology/approach The scattered evidence from the … ownership in China both based on a comprehensive literature review and by utilising existing statistical sources.  …

Computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) technology has been used in China for over ten years. Some striking … problems experienced by a number of CIM enterprises in China based on the results of a series of industrial field surveys. The …

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the availability and performance of different types of supplier in China … manufacturing facilities in the eastern seaboard region of China and 167 separate supply relationships with foreign‐invested and … in China, both now and in the future.  …

these effects, an experiment was conducted in the USA and The People's Republic of China. A total of 304 management … contexts studied. Practical implications – If managers in China (as compared to their US counterparts) are more enthusiastic of …

market such as China. Originality/value – This study makes a contribution in two aspects. First, the evidence of mass …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the stream of China‐related POM research over 25 years (1980‐2005) to … trends. Findings – China‐related POM research has grown rapidly in the past 25 years. The topical coverage has expanded from … techniques and new frameworks. Finally, the data sources tapped for the growing body of China‐related POM research has trended …