Abstract
The global competitive landscapes of innovation and imitation have significantly changed the relative position of many Nation-States and the business relations between global networks and local firms. The US large corporations have lost their historical leadership in innovation. As a matter of fact US in the past had ruled the diffusion of innovations and the 'block' of imitations, but now they are looking for a new role in the control of the innovation and creative imitation processes, without any engagement in the local development. In addition, the main European countries (such as Germany, UK and the Russia) lost their leadership in innovation, although they played a leading role in the social and economic development of last century closed markets. At the same time, global markets have expanded the market power of corporations based in countries with high investments in innovation (e.g. the Japanese firms) or focused on creative imitation (e.g. the South Korea and Taiwan corporations).
Highlights
OvertureGlobalisation has been driven by multinationals' capital and technology (Brondoni 2012c; Sigurdson 1990)
The global competitive landscapes of innovation and imitation have significantly changed the relative position of many Nation-States and the business relations between global networks and local firms
The links between firms have become strategic on a very large scale, and industrial rivalry tends to occur among global networks comprising a multiplicity of firms linked up with different knowledge bases, focused on management of innovation and creative imitation (Brondoni 2012a)
Summary
Globalisation has been driven by multinationals' capital and technology (Brondoni 2012c; Sigurdson 1990). The primacy of knowledge management, the worldwide localisation of production and the new policies of innovation and imitation have been modified in opportunities for global competitive alliances and joint ventures (Brondoni 2012b). In this sense, one of the most important changes in business. The globalisation promoted the growth of new countries, especially in the Far East (e.g. in South Korea, India, Taiwan), with favorable market conditions (especially in terms of low labor costs, low social responsibility, etc.) to develop global corporations focused on imitation and creative imitation (Ernst, Linsu 2001)
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