Editorial Innovation and Engineering Management in Emerging Economies

Abstract

Over the past two decades, the development of emerging economies as drivers of global economic growth has been one of the most fundamental trends. Emerging economies account for more of the world's exports, including technology exports, while emerging country firms have heightened their profile in the global innovation landscape [1], [2], [3], [4]. Such changes required the building of substantial technological and engineering capabilities, but this is not the entire picture. To move up from basic to advanced innovation capabilities, firms in emerging economies have undergone a process of change and improvement in their managerial skills, by means of developing and adopting best practices of innovation and engineering management. Managerial skills are an enabling factor for dealing with systemic innovation processes and complex engineering projects. Nevertheless, while there has been substantial research on technological catching up in emerging economies, concern with how they are facing the challenges of adoption of innovation and engineering management practices have received little attention. The purpose of this Special Issue is to report on the state of the art of, and emerging trends in, research and practice of innovation and engineering management in emerging economies.