Purpose–Imitative innovation, defined as applying innovation in the same way in another
organization, has been adopted by many companies. This paper seeks to focus on how a …

The idea of leapfrogging, where a newly industrialising nation moves directly to the use of
advanced technologies without needing to follow the trajectory of its predecessors, is an …

This study advances research on innovation by unfolding a particular innovation type,
indigenous innovation, into three patterns (ie, original innovation, integrative innovation and …

If China is to make the leap from being a manufacturer of goods, often for others, to being a
world-class innovator, then Chinese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have an …

We explore the interaction of open innovation and intellectual property (IP) in two Chinese
latecomer pharmaceutical firms in their catch-up process. Studying archival data …

In an economic environment, the leapfrogging phenomenon manifests itself in various facets
and makes it possible to skip stages of development or product generations. However, an …

Purpose This study aims to investigate how firm capability can be accumulated with the
inputs of learning efforts targeted at resolving barriers existing in the imitative innovation …

This paper explores the process of the adoption of value-added mobile services by
investigating value-added services especially for information services. Determinants of …

Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and
institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the …

Purpose: Organisational research shows that an organisation can maintain its performance
and drive value by implementing knowledge management (KM) practices adoption …