Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: China's Emerging Innovators; What Is This Book About?; The Rise of Innovative Companies in China: Countering the Copycat View; China's Innovation Ecosystem; Our Research: Multi-industry Cross-Case Comparisons; Reading Guide; Notes to the Reader; 2 Pioneers: Giants from the East; Who Are the Pioneers?; Huawei as a Global R&D Leader; Haier's Decades of Organizational Experimentation; Sany as China's Good Enough Answer to Caterpillar; Lenovo's Rise to Global Computer Leadership; The BAT Business Ecosystems in the Internet Era

Xiaomi's Social Marketing Revolution in Smart HardwareThe Innovation Advantages of the Pioneers; 3 Hidden Champions: Unknown Global Market Leaders; Who Are the Hidden Champions?; Rapid Growth from Divergent Roots; Strong R&D Capability; Continuous Product Innovation for Niche Markets; Leveraging the Advantage of Being Hidden; Global Innovators; Insights into the Hidden Champions; 4 Underdogs: Technology Ventures under the Radar; Who Are the Underdogs?; Elite Entrepreneurs; Early International Exposure; Under the Radar; Cutting-Edge Technology; Niche Innovators; Insights into the Underdogs

5 Changemakers: NextGen EntrepreneursWho Are the Changemakers?; Next-Generation Entrepreneurs: The Fifth Generation; Digital Disruption; Innovation Fueled by Global Venture Capital; High Visibility; Need for Speed; Insights into the Changemakers; 6 The Chinese Innovators' Way; What Is the Chinese Innovators' Way?; Swarm Innovation: Collectively Pursuing Opportunities; Tinkering: Fast Trials and Fast Learning; A Strong Customer Focus: Local Needs and Product Variety; Quick Technology Upgrades: The Red Queen Race and Staying Ahead of Copycats

Rapid Centralized Decision Making: A Sense of UrgencyA Network Mindset: Recognizing Opportunity and Accessing Resources; Insights into the Chinese Innovators' Way; 7 China's Innovators Going Global; China's Innovators Emerging as Global Players; Global Digital Ecosystems: BAT; Global Innovation Networks; Emerging Overseas Innovation Bases; Technology Outposts; Born Global: Exporting Disruptive Business Models; Challenges for China's Global Innovators; Concluding Remarks; 8 China's Emerging Innovators: Lessons from Alibaba to Zongmu; Who Are China's Innovators?

What Is Unique about China's Innovators?Can China's Innovators Replicate Their Success outside China?; What Are the Challenges for China's Innovators?; What Should Multinationals Do to Deal with China's Innovators?; Are China's Innovations Sustainable?; How Is China Changing the Global Innovation Arena?; Notes; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Pioneers; Chapter 3: Hidden Champions; Chapter 4: Underdogs; Chapter 5: Changemakers; Chapter 6: The Chinese Innovators' Way; Chapter 7: China's Innovators Going Global; Chapter 8: China's Emerging Innovators; Selected Bibliography; Index

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An insider's view of China's under-the-radar, globally competitive innovators. Chinese innovators are making their mark globally. Not only do such giants as Alibaba and Huawei continue to thrive and grow through innovation, thousands of younger Chinese entrepreneurs are poised to enter the global marketplace. In this book, Mark Greeven, George Yip, and Wei Wei offer an insider's view of China's under-the-radar, globally competitive innovators. The authors, all experts on Chinese innovation, distinguish four types of innovators in China: pioneers , large companies that are globally known; hidden champions , midsize enterprises that are market leaders in their niches; underdogs , technology-driven ventures with significant intellectual property; and changemakers , newer firms characterized by digital disruption, exponential growth, and cross-industry innovations. They investigate what kinds of innovations these companies develop (product, process, or business model), their competitive strategies, and key drivers of innovation. They identify six typical ways Chinese entrepreneurs innovate, including swarm innovation (collectively pursuing opportunities) and rapid centralized decision making. Finally, they look at how Chinese innovators are going global, whether building R&D networks internationally or exporting disruptive business models. The book includes many examples of Chinese innovators and innovations, drawn from a range of companies--from pioneers to changemakers--including Alibaba, Haier, Hikvision, Malong Technology, Weihu Solar, Mobike, and Cheetah Mobile. Greeven, Yip, and Wei offer an essential guide to what makes China a heavyweight competitor in the global marketplace.

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