A Study of Innovation from Emerging Economies

Innovation System and Competitive Intelligence Initiatives in China

Abstract

Despite the growing importance of emerging markets, innovation research is still biased towards developed countries. In this paper, we focus on the innovation from emerging countries, and describe its features through theoretical research and case analysis. In particular, the active researches and practices of competitive intelligence for enterprises, as well as the innovation system and the source of the competitiveness in China, are clarified. Finally the paper concludes that competitive intelligence plays an important role in innovation system.