Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Innovation is a major subject of international political economy, but mainstream discussions focus on scientific research and development and detach innovation development from their social contexts. In response to this view, this project reveals the importance of cultural and social factors in influencing innovation development by examining the rise of the knowledge-sharing market (KSM) -- a social-network-site-based economy in China. It suggests the KSM is a disruptive innovation not only because it is pioneered by a latecomer in the global innovation market, China, but also because its emergence from the changing Chinese consumer demands disrupts the mainstream thinking of innovation.
Recommended Citation
Lan, Yaqing, "Disruptive Innovation: The Rise of the Knowledge-Sharing Market in China" (2019). International Studies Honors Projects. 33.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/intlstudies_honors/33
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