Authors : M. El Meziane and Su Xiao
Abstract: In China and many other Asian countries, those who create and run high tech SMEs have become a primary focus of industrial policy. The last quarter of the 20th century saw increasing awareness of the economic significance of small firms. Small firms have played a major role in net new job creation and in providing some counter cyclical protection of employment. Crucial to international competitiveness, rapid growth activities, particular those based on new technologies, have been characterised by small firms. The characteristics, pre-occupations and problems of the vast bulk of small firms operating in high tech sector and making a contribution to international competitiveness through innovation and export may be overlooked in the current policy climate. By way of redress, this study reports the preliminary findings from a qualitative study of 25 existing small high technology firms in the China. The themes outlined include: the motivation and drivers of entrepreneurship.
M. El Meziane and Su Xiao , 2008. Start-up Firms in China and Entrepreneurship Developement. Journal of Economics Theory, 2: 24-32.