This article examines the process in which Chinese science actors undertook nanotechnology research as an innovation journey. In this journey, Chinese science actors sought domestic and overseas networks to overcome resource and infrastructural constraints. To analyze salient issues at different stages of this journey, I draw on an established framework from the literature of technology innovation. Thus, the “Chinese nanotech innovation journey” is divided into five temporal stages. My findings suggest that network resources are able to compensate for an inadequate infrastructure in significant ways. Yet, the utility of networks depended on overcoming communication difficulties and trust barriers and the adoption of a learning-by-doing attitude. This research combines quantitative data and ethnographic fieldwork. In the conclusion, I discuss the broader implications of this research and directions for further studies.
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June 01 2012
Network Building in the Innovation Journey: How Chinese Science Institutes Jump on the Nanotech BandwagonNetwork Building in the Innovation JourneyR. C. Leung
Ricky C. Leung
Ricky C. Leung
University of Missouri, Health Management and Informatics
, School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212
. e-mail: rleung@missouri.edu
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East Asian Science, Technology and Society (2012) 6 (2): 167–197.
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April 27 2011
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November 08 2011
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Ricky C. Leung; Network Building in the Innovation Journey: How Chinese Science Institutes Jump on the Nanotech Bandwagon
Network Building in the Innovation Journey
R. C. Leung
. East Asian Science, Technology and Society 1 June 2012; 6 (2): 167–197. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/18752160-1190846
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