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Patterns of Technological Entrepreneurship and Their Determinants: Evidence from Technology-Based Manufacturing Firms in China

  • Jingjiang Liu ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Jianhao Hu , Dong Wu and Jin Chen
Published/Copyright: October 5, 2022

Abstract

In this study, we argue that managing technological entrepreneurship effectively is crucial for firms’ competitive advantage and high performance. By using an inductive approach of a multiple-case study of Chinese technology-based manufacturing firms, we identify four complementary patterns of technological entrepreneurship (i.e. in-house R&D, R&D acquisition, R&D alliance, and R&D contracting) and find that possessing the uniqueness of knowledge assets and technological capabilities and capturing the value of knowledge assets and technological capabilities are the major determinants for firms to choose these patterns. Our study develops an integrative framework of technological entrepreneurship for emerging economy firms. Implications for theory, practice, and policy are discussed.


Corresponding author: Jingjiang Liu, Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy, School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China, E-mail:

Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 71872164

Award Identifier / Grant number: 71572182

Acknowledgements

We are grateful for the thoughtful and insightful comments from Co-Editor-in-Chief Xiaoyu (Allen) Yu and the two anonymous reviewers. This research was partially supported by the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71872164 and 71572182).

  1. Research funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (71872164) (71572182).

  2. Declaration of Interests: The authors declare that they have no known financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Received: 2021-06-23
Accepted: 2022-09-22
Published Online: 2022-10-05

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