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Globalization * Innovation * Entrepreneurship * Responsibility

The impact of innovation in / to / from China on fast changing,

R&D intensive industries

Dr. Mark Greeven Zhejiang University

School of Management

Global Manufacturing Conference 2013 Cambridge University – Zhejiang University

Globalization * Innovation * Entrepreneurship * Responsibility

Innovation by Chinese firms in China

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Alibaba (1999)

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Xiaomi (2010)

Internet business model brought offline (partner Tencent); no retail or distributors

Market share larger than Apple (since Q2, 2013: 4.4 million phones)

Technologically competitive or superior to any existing smartphone at lowest price

Alibaba (1999)

Building largest ecommerce ecosystem: 1 trillion US$ GMV, 500 million users

Outcompeted eBay

Business model innovation (e.g. Alipay money market)

Hikvision (2001)

No 1 video surveillance camera provider worldwide; 830 million US$ revenues

Continuous innovation (2800 R&D staff)

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Innovation by Chinese firms in foreign

markets

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The nearby future

Source: 2012 China Innovation Survey by Booz, BenCham, CEIBS and Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce

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Chinese R&D in EU27 56 Chinese companies invest significantly in R&D (> 34.9 million EUR) China belongs to the group with quickest increase (28.1%) China as percentage as total R&D investment by top 1500 companies in

EU is only 2.7% (cf. Taiwan 1.4%; South Korea 2.9%, Japan 21.9%, USA 34.9%)

Huawei belongs to the group with largest increase in R&D investment (48.4%)

Huawei is the only Chinese company in top 50 investing companies (41) RSM-ZJU study - Case The Netherlands:

– 256 Chinese companies, 10 investing R&D – CIMC, Mapscape, Ginaf Trucks, Inalfa Roof Systems – Mixed motives: Technology and market seeking by acquisition

Source: 2012 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, European Commission

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Chinese R&D in diverse EU industries

Automobiles & part

18% Technology hardware & equipment

9%

Chemicals 2%

Construction & materials

15%

Electronic & electrical equipment

5%

Fixed line telecommunications

5%

General Industries 3%

Industrial Engineering 20%

Industrial Metals & Mining

10%

Industrial transportation 2%

Oil & gas producers 3%

Technology hardware & equipment

5% Travel & Leisure

3%

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Why is this interesting?

Young private companies disrupting industries – Catching up models of innovation

– Role of business model innovation versus technological innovation

Motivations, conditions and consequences of Chinese global R&D – Bridging institutional distance: developing => developed and

developing

Globalization * Innovation * Entrepreneurship * Responsibility

The impact of innovation in / to / from China on fast changing,

R&D intensive industries

Dr. Mark Greeven Zhejiang University

School of Management

Global Manufacturing Conference 2013 Cambridge University – Zhejiang University

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