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The decomposition of innovation in Europe and China’s catch-up in wind power technology: the role of KIBS

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  • Stine Haakonsson
  • Julia Kirch Kirkegaard
  • Rasmus Lema

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Innovation is increasingly decentralized, traded and transferred internationally. Specialized suppliers of knowledge-intensive business services have emerged, enhancing the international transfer of knowledge and technology. This has important implications for the global geography of technological and innovative capabilities. This paper focuses on the role of European KIBS providers for the catch-up process in the Chinese wind turbine industry. Drawing on in-depth studies of three central technology domains in wind turbine research and development, it shows how the recent catch-up in the Chinese wind turbine industry was closely connected to organizational changes taking place in the incumbent wind turbine lead markets in Europe. The paper suggests that access to knowledge through KIBS can unlock rapid but bounded latecomer development in emerging markets.

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  • Stine Haakonsson & Julia Kirch Kirkegaard & Rasmus Lema, 2020. "The decomposition of innovation in Europe and China’s catch-up in wind power technology: the role of KIBS," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(11), pages 2174-2192, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:28:y:2020:i:11:p:2174-2192
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2020.1712329
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    1. van der Loos, Adriaan & Langeveld, Rowan & Hekkert, Marko & Negro, Simona & Truffer, Bernhard, 2022. "Developing local industries and global value chains: The case of offshore wind," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    2. Rosiello, Alessandro & Maleki, Ali, 2021. "A dynamic multi-sector analysis of technological catch-up: The impact of technology cycle times, knowledge base complexity and variety," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(3).

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