International Journal of Innovation Management (IJIM)
Special Issue on Innovation in China
Call for Papers
Guest Editors
Professor Simon Collinson and Dr Qing Wang, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Professor Xiaobo Wu, National Institute for Innovation Management (NIIM), Zhejiang University
Overview
The growing importance of China as a location for innovative activities and the rise of Chinese firms as sources of innovation clearly merit attention. The aim of this special issue is to examine the distinctiveness of China as a context for innovation. This encompasses innovation processes, practices and impacts at a number of levels of analysis: national, industry sector and firm.
Empirical studies that feature new data from China are encouraged. Comparative studies that examine similarities and differences between China and other emerging, developing or advanced countries are also welcome.
Subject coverage
Topics include but are not limited to:
China’s evolving national system of innovation:
- Governance, institutions and regulatory environment
- Markets, users and patterns of new technology adoption and diffusion
- Science and technology infrastructure
- The university-business interface
Industry sector and network studies:
- Industry-level innovation drivers and networks
- High-technology clusters and science parks
- The influence of targeted Government technology and industry sector policies
- Cross-industry comparisons
Firm-level studies of the management of technology and innovation
- Technology strategies and innovation capabilities of Chinese firms
- Brand strategies and marketing capabilities of technology-based firms in China
- Alliances, joint-ventures and other interactions between foreign multinationals and local firms
- Technology transfer, capability development, learning and ‘catch-up’
- Entrepreneurship and innovation in small Chinese firms
Notes for prospective authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers will be refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information is available at
http://www.worldscinet.com/ijim/ijim.shtml
Important Dates
1-2 page abstract 6th June 2008
Submission of manuscripts 8th August 2008
Notification to authors 10th October 2008
Final drafts of papers 9th January 2009
Publication April 2009
Guest Editors
You are invited to contact the guest editors to discuss the topic of a possible paper.
Simon Collinson, Professor of International Business and Innovation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Qing Wang, Associate Professor (Reader) in Marketing & Innovation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Xiaobo Wu, Professor of Management, Vice Dean, School of Management and Director, National Institute for Innovation Management, Zhejiang University
2008-04-23
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