Innovation and Entrepreneurship in China

Abstract

Innovation and entrepreneurship has been widely regarded as the engine of growth for local economies and has received a great deal of research attention in developed and developing economies. For the 2014 AOM conference, we have assembled four papers that shed new light on innovation and entrepreneurship practices and outcomes in China from both theoretical and methodological perspectives. Our symposium hopes to answer the following questions: how does institutional change affects the orientation of potential Chinese entrepreneurs? How do political network connections shape a firm’s innovation outcomes? What is the effect of public listing on a firm’s patent registration process? What is the effect of entrepreneur’s prior work experience in bureaucratic organizations on firm performance? Collectively, the papers provide a diverse set of approaches and levels with which researchers examine the issues at the heart of innovation and entrepreneurial practices. Does Institutional Change Influence High-tech Entrepreneurship? Evidence from China's Project 985 Presenter: Chuck Eesley; Stanford U. Presenter: Delin Yang; Tsinghua U. Presenter: Jian Bai Li; Stanford U. A Comparative Analysis of Invention Patents of Chinese Listed Firms Presenter: Tony W. Tong; U. of Colorado Does Political Connections Lead to More Innovations? A Study of Chinese Firms Presenter: Waverly W. Ding; U. of Maryland Presenter: Chenqi Huang; U. of Maryland The Perpetuation of Obesity: Bureaucracy and Entrepreneurship under Market Transition Presenter: Yanbo Wang; Boston U. Presenter: Jizhen Li; Tsinghua U.