Global Manufacturing and Secondary Innovation in China. Xiaobo Wu
1.2 China’s manufacturing industry’s participation in globalization
1.2.1 Growth of inbound foreign investments fluctuates and its proportion gradually decreases
1.2.2 Outbound investment quickly rising and net capital output achieved
1.2.3 Increasingly diversified investment and steadily growing cross-border M&As
1.3 Innovation capability building of China’s manufacturing industry
1.3.2 Technological innovation capabilities
1.4 Opportunities and challenges faced by China’s manufacturing industry
1.4.1 Opportunities
1.5 Research intention and structure of this book
Chapter 2 Theoretical and Practical Background of Secondary Innovation
2.1.1 Latecomer’s advantages and disadvantages
2.1.2 Introduce, digest, absorb and re-innovate technologies
2.1.3 Technological paradigms and catch-up traps
Chapter 3 The Dynamic Model of Secondary Innovation
3.2 Model of secondary innovation
3.3 The evolutionary process of secondary innovation
3.3.1 Sub-process I: Imitative innovation (as shown in Diagram 3-3)
3.3.2 Sub-process II: Creative imitation (as shown in Diagram 3-4)
3.3.3 Sub-process III: Improved innovation (as shown in Diagram 3-5)
3.5 Case: Core technologies of ZTE
3.5.1 Introduction and imitation of the core technologies
3.5.1.1 Exploitative learning of the core technology
3.5.1.2 Exploratory learning of the core technology
3.5.2 ZTE’s learning of assistive technologies
3.5.2.1 Utilization of localized design capabilities
3.5.2.2 Exploration of assistive technologies
3.5.2.3 Assistive technology utilization based on alliance cooperation
3.5.2.4 Longitudinal stage division and joint evolution analysis
Chapter 4 Theoretical Model of Evolution and Development of the Secondary Innovation
4.1 Model of secondary innovation process based on global competition
4.2 Case: Haier Group’s journey of secondary innovation
4.2.1 Haier’s technology evolution: Taking refrigerator products as an example
4.2.2 The process of organizational change of Haier
4.2.3 Featured activities of Haier at the stages of secondary innovation
4.2.4 Conclusion and inspiration
4.3 Secondary business-model innovation and technological innovation
4.3.1 Secondary business-model innovation
4.3.2 Business model innovation and technological innovation
4.5 Summary: Two pathways from secondary innovation to beyond catch-up