Chinese High Technology Research Articles

Knowledge integration and innovation: Securing new product advantage in high technology industry

This paper examines the impact of two processes of knowledge management, knowledge integration and innovation, on new product performance in Chinese high technology industry. The results show that knowledge integration and innovation exert significant positive effects on new product performance. The knowledge integration–performance connection is contingent on marketing and manufacturing competences and another two knowledge management processes: knowledge acquisition and dissemination. This paper concludes with a discussion of the implications and limitations of the research.

The impact of interaction between R&D and marketing on new product performance: an empirical analysis of Chinese high technology firms

This study investigates empirically the impact of R&D-marketing interaction on new product performance in Chinese high technology firms. R&D-marketing interaction is defined along three dimensions: information exchange, influence, and departmental conflict. Based on data collected from 114 firms in China, the results suggest that information exchange and marketing's influence on product decisions have significantly positive impacts on new product performance. Furthermore, the results show that the impact of R&D-marketing interaction depends on product newness and project formalisation. Research and managerial implications are drawn.

High time for high tech? China’s program for an indigenous high technology capability

Chinese policymakers have increasingly turned their attention to developing high technology. The state has, through a number of central directives, attempted to promote the production and commercialization of high tech products. Yet, the level of Chinese high technology products remains fairly low. This article argues that the state, especially in trying to recrease Silicon Valley in China, has learned the wrong lessons from the West’s experience. In order to promote the development of high tech, the state needs to build up a more adequate science and technology infrastructure and to define and protect property rights.