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Achieving Industrial Upgrading Through Automation in Dongguan, China by Sharif, Naubahar, Huang, Yu

“…This study examines industrial upgrading in manufacturing firms in Dongguan, China in the context of the Dongguan government’s recent policy initiative to…”
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From ‘Labour Dividend’ to ‘Robot Dividend’: Technological Change and Workers’ Power in South China by Huang, Yu, Sharif, Naubahar

“…China became the world’s largest market for industrial robots in 2013. The robotic revolution gained pace and occurred after the 2008 financial crisis as many…”
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Introduction: Innovation and Work in East Asia by Sharif, Naubahar, Huang, Yu

“…Pursuing our mutual interest in innovation, we recently collaborated on a study to investigate the effects of a Dongguan government initiative to boost…”
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Understanding the “National Innovation System” Conceptual Approach as a Social and Governmental Technology by Naubahar Sharif

“…Drawing on pioneering work by Pinch and Foucault, this paper argues that the national innovation system (NIS) conceptual approach that emerged from innovation…”
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From SARS to COVID-19: the role of experience and experts in Hong Kong's initial policy response to an emerging pandemic by Matus, Kira, Sharif, Naubahar, Li, Alvin, Cai, Zhixin, Lee, Wai Haang, Song, Max

“…As one of the most densely populated places in the world, Hong Kong fared relatively well in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a very low number of…”
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Translating STS in China. Disciplinary Struggles and Future Prospects by Santos, Gonçalo D., Sharif, Naubahar, Xing, Jack Linzhou

“…This article analyzes a debate in Mainland China over how to designate and integrate the international field of STS (science and technology studies) in Chinese…”
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Emergence and development of the National Innovation Systems concept by Sharif, Naubahar

“…Adopting a science and technology studies (S&TS) perspective and organized around eight major themes, this paper analyzes the development of the National…”
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The effects of innovation sources and capabilities on product competitiveness in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta by Lau, Antonio K.W., Baark, Erik, Lo, William L.W., Sharif, Naubahar

“…It is widely recognized in the theoretical literature that firms need to use both internal and external sources of innovation to gain a competitive advantage…”
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An Open Science 'State of the Art' for Hong Kong: Making Open Research Data Available to Support Hong Kong Innovation Policy by Sharif, Naubahar, Ritter, Waltraut, Davidson, Robert L, Edmunds, Scott C

“…Open Science is an umbrella term that involves various movements aiming to remove the barriers to sharing any kind of output, resources, methods or tools at…”
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A comparative analysis of innovation policies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen within the Greater Bay Area initiative by Sharif, Naubahar, Chandra, Kevin

“…Abstract Combining documentary analysis with hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), we conduct a comparative study of innovation policies in two municipalities…”
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From creative destruction to creative appropriation: A comprehensive framework by Xing, Jack Linzhou, Sharif, Naubahar

“…•Identifying a kuhnian anomaly in a case of creative destruction in the ‘new economy’, we analyze a case study of the chinese e-hailing firm didi chuxing to…”
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The role of firms in the national system of innovation (NSI) framework: Examples from Hong Kong by Sharif, Naubahar

“…Since its introduction in 1987, the National System of Innovation (NSI) approach to understanding innovation performance has become well established in…”
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Global technology leadership: The case of China by Huang, Can, Sharif, Naubahar

“…Over the last century and a half, global technological leadership has shifted from Great Britain to the USA. In this paper we argue that China is positioning…”
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Restricted generalizability of city innovation policies: The case of E-hailing in China by Sharif, Naubahar, Xing, Jack Linzhou

“…Abstract Electronic-hailing (e-hailing) has experienced explosive growth in China. The Chinese government’s e-hailing policies illustrate its central–regional…”
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Restricted generalizability of city innovation policies: The case of E-hailing in China by Sharif, Naubahar, Xing, Jack Linzhou

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Innovation strategy, firm survival and relocation: The case of Hong Kong-owned manufacturing in Guangdong Province, China by Sharif, Naubahar, Huang, Can

“…► Hong Kong manufacturers in Guangdong Province, China are struggling to survive. ► Government policies, escalating prices are forcing some to leave or shut…”
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Facilitating and Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong: Theory and Practice by Sharif, Naubahar

“…This paper analyzes recent policy initiatives designed to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. I construct a conceptual framework informed by…”
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From Trade Hub to Innovation Hub: The Role of Hong Kong's Innovation System in Linking China to Global Markets by Baark, Erik, Sharif, Naubahar

“…Hong Kong has achieved a remarkable rate of economic growth in the last half of the twentieth century, and is widely acknowledged as an important driver of…”
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A comparative analysis of research and development spending and total factor productivity growth in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore by Sharif, Naubahar, Chandra, Kevin, Mansoor, Athar, Sinha, Kirti Bhasin

“…•We focus on three locations in the Asia-Pacific region—Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Singapore.•We analyze the impact of variations in research and development…”
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Rhetoric of Innovation Policy Making in Hong Kong Using the Innovation Systems Conceptual Approach by Sharif, Naubahar

“…Since its introduction in the 1980s, use of the innovation systems (IS) conceptual approach has been growing, particularly on the part of national governments…”
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