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Regional specialization in China's biopharmaceutical industry
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Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore patterns as well as determinants of regional specialisation in China's biopharmaceutical industry. It identifies and characterizes different types of enterprises engaged in the biopharmaceutical sector in terms of their business organisation and regio... view more
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore patterns as well as determinants of regional specialisation in China's biopharmaceutical industry. It identifies and characterizes different types of enterprises engaged in the biopharmaceutical sector in terms of their business organisation and regional set up. Design/methodology/approach: Based on data compilations not yet employed in academic analysis as well as personal interviews in China, structural determinants and driving forces of development are analysed against the background of the innovation systems literature. Findings: The geography of innovation in China's biopharmaceutical industry is determined by both, government policy and the strategic location decisions of entrepreneurs. While local‐government support of firm clustering has contributed to a dispersion of industrial activity throughout China, the firms networks are spanning clusters. Effectively, domestic firms are turning into multi‐regional companies locating activities such as R&D and manufacturing at different clusters. Originality/value: The paper adds to the literature in so far as it throws light on an until now under‐researched field of China's innovation system. It identifies the concept of multi‐regionalism among domestic non‐state enterprises as an important parameter for understanding success and regional distribution of the industry.... view less
Keywords
industrial economy; industry; regional development; China; economic policy by sectors; branch of the economy; pharmaceutical industry; choice of location; innovation policy; biotechnology; health industry; high technology; economic development (on national level); Far East
Classification
Economic Sectors
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
lokale Entwicklung; regionale Wirtschaftpolitik; Wirtschaftsstandort; Industriestandort; Biopharmazie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 339-359
Journal
Chinese Management Studies, 4 (2010) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1108/17506141011094136
ISSN
1750-614X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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