Open innovation in China: Policies and practices

Journal of Science and Technology Policy in China

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-218

  Fu, Xiaolan ^a   Xiong, Hongru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Evolution; Government policy; Open innovation; Organizational innovation; Policies; Practices; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873409139     PISSN: 1758552X     EISSN: 17585538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17585521111167243     Document Type: Review

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