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Overcoming the “liability of newness”: Entrepreneurial action and the emergence of China’s private solar photovoltaic firms. Research Policy, 45:604-617 (2016, with Wei Zhang).
A strategic framework for determining technological learning performance in Chinese firms.International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 3:21-35 (2011, with Wei Xie).
From imitation to creation: The critical yet uncertain transition for Chinese firms.Journal of Technology Management in China, 1:229-242 (2006, with Wei Xie).
Distinguishing costs of cooperation and control in alliances. Strategic Management Journal, 26:913-932 (2005, with Steven Lui).
Financing new ventures in China: System antecedents and institutionalization.Research Policy, 36:894-913 (2005, with Jian Gao and Wei Zhang).
Cooperation costs, governance choice and alliance evolution. Journal of Management Studies, 42:1383-1412 (2005).
Windows of opportunity, learning strategies, and the rise of China’s handset makers. International Journal of Technology Management, 36:230-248 (2006, with Wei Xie).
Sequential learning in a Chinese spin-off: The case of Lenovo Group Limited.R&D Management, 34:407-422 (2004, with Wei Xie). [75 citations]
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Organizational and industrial response to market liberalization: The interaction of pace, incentive and capacity to change. Organization Studies, 23:917-948 (2002, with Greg Linden).
Rigor and relevance in Asian management research: Where are we and where can we go?Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 19:287-352 (2002).
Comparing innovation systems: A framework and application to China's transitional context. Research Policy, 30:1091-1114 (2001, with Xielin Liu).
Competition, capabilities and the make, buy or ally decisions of Chinese state-owned firms.Academy of Management Journal, 43:324-341 (2000).
Alternative transition trajectories for market structure and firm strategy in China.Journal of Management Studies, 38:103-124 (2001, with Xielin Liu).
An exploration into regional variation in innovative activity in China. International Journal of Technology Management, 21:114-129 (2001; with Xielin Liu).
A survey of Chinese technology and innovation management literature, 1987-1997. International Journal of Technology Management, 21:130-150 (2001, with Xielin Liu and Wei Xie).
Organizational processes to meet new performance criteria: Chinese pharmaceutical firms in transition.Research Policy, 27:369-383 (1998, with Xielin Liu).
Foreign technology and domestic inputs’ relative contributions to innovation in Chinese manufacturing industries.Technovation, 17:119-125 (1997, with Xielin Liu).
