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The Changing Face of Innovation in China
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The Changing Face of Innovation in China

Dan Prud’homme and Max von Zedtwitz
MIT Sloan Management Review, 2018
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Gone are the days when China manufactured the creations of others but didn’t create products itself. The Chinese government has successfully cultivated institutions that nurture innovation. Making goods for other countries has proven a fertile training ground for Chinese nationals who are now ready to innovate within locally owned companies. Business professors Dan Prud’homme and Max von Zedtwitz explain how non-Chinese multinationals must respond.

Take-Aways

  • To attract local R&D talent, foreign-owned companies need to adopt local business practices and promote local workers.
  • Maintain “freedom to operate” in China by filing patents fast.
  • Assess your situation carefully before creating a foreign-Sino joint venture; forced technology transfer means you’re training your competition.

About the Authors

Dan Prud’homme teaches at EMLV School of Business at Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci in Paris, France. Max von Zedtwitz is a professor at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, and director of the GLORAD Center for Global R&D and Innovation.

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