GEOGRAPHY OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN CHINA

Technology transfer studies are usually framed through Economics and Management Sciences, but this volume Geography of Technology Transfer in China seeks to reveal the mechanism of technology transfer from the geographical perspective. It not only depicts the spatial evolution laws of glocal technology transfer networks, but also uses regression models to uncover the two-way effects between the networks and innovative capacity. In addition, this book highlights the integration and interaction of networks on both the global and local scales. A theoretical framework on glocal networks of technology transfer is established based on a series of economic geography bases in order to depict the spatial differences and coupling mechanism among multi-scaled networks in China.

This book consists of 5 parts and 10 chapters, which illustrate the background, theoretical basis, spatial evolution, dual-way influences, and policy implications of technology transfer in China, presenting a clear structure both theoretically and empirically. The book begins with the 'what', 'why', and 'how' questions behind geographical studies on technology transfer to clarify the purpose of the book and its differentiation from present technology transfer studies. Thereafter, it discusses the 'holy trinity' framework of glocal technology transfer networks consisting of cultural, territorial, and networked subsystems. To this end, the spatial evolution of the technology transfer is highlighted through soical network analysis, which aims at depicting the geographical rules of China's technology transfer networks at global, domestic, and regional scales. Based on these discoveries, the next part of the book further analyzes, through a series of regression models such as ERGM and NBRM, the kinds of determinants which have influenced the network size and how the network has in turn affected local innovation capacity . Lastly, the policy implications connect the findings of empirical studies with the operability of the national innovation system. On the whole, this book extensively covers the theoretical, empirical, and practical applications of the geography of technology transfer in China.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Author
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction:
  • Nature of Innovation Network
• Theoretical Advances and Methodology:
  • Theories of Technology Transfer Network
  • Methods of Technology Transfer Network
• Spatial Evolution of Technology Transfer Network:
  • Spatial Evolution of Transnational Technology Transfer Network
  • Spatial Evolution of National Technology Transfer Network
  • Spatial Evolution of Regional Technology Transfer Network
• Spillover and Determinants of Technology Transfer Network:
  • Effects of Technology Transfer Network on Local Innovation Capacity
  • Determinants of Technology Transfer Network Evolution
  • Impacts of Transportation Networks on Technology Transfer Network
• Policy Implication and Conclusion:
  • Policies for Enhancing Technology Transfer Network
  • Conclusions and Discussions
• References
• Index

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students; researchers and practitioners in the field of geography, economics and business management.

Key Features:

• Due to rapid advancements in science and technology, competition between countries has shifted towards these areas, especially given the current push towards long-term sustainable development in the wake of external constraints. This makes it especially important for developing countries to achieve breakthroughs in such areas. This book will be an effective case study for such countries
• The research methodology emphasises not only the combination of geographic geographical analysis and econometric analysis, but also the combination of big data mining analysis and traditional data collecting analysis, as well as bibliometric analysis and traditional literature reading, in this way, to analyse the structure, landscape and determinants of China's technology transfer from multiple scales