Overcoming barriers to innovation in SMEs in China: A perspective based cooperation network

Xuemei Xie, Saixing Zeng, C. M. Tam · 2010 · Innovation

Summary. Chinese manufacturing SMEs face significant innovation barriers, with lack of technical experts being the primary obstacle. Customer relationships emerge as the most valuable cooperation partners for innovation. Tax incentives are the most effective policy support. The research shows SMEs struggle with innovation success and require tailored policies addressing both internal constraints and firm characteristics like size and ownership structure.

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  title   = {Overcoming barriers to innovation in SMEs in China: A perspective based cooperation network},
  author  = {Xuemei Xie and Saixing Zeng and C. M. Tam},
  journal = {Innovation},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.5172/impp.12.3.298},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5172/impp.12.3.298}
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DOI

10.5172/impp.12.3.298

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

entrepreneurship, policy, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28