Title:  Innovation Management across Cycles：C Theory .

Speaker: Professor Xiaobo Wu

Time: 19th December, 18:30

Venue: Godlen Hall

Abstract: How to break the 'catch-up trap'? This has always been a challenge for developing countries. What can we learn from China's success? Based on more than 30 years of research on innovation management, Prof Wu will systematically explain the C Theory from secondary innovation to overcoming catch-up, from decoding the micro-innovation mechanism of enterprises to revealing the dynamic evolution law of industrial innovation, to macro-industry and innovation policy. From decoding the micro-innovation mechanism of enterprises, to revealing the dynamic evolution law of industrial innovation, to macro-industrial and innovation policies, the conference will systematically expound the construction of the C-theory of innovation management from Chinese practice.

Profile: Prof. Xiaobo WU is Professor of Innovation and Strategic Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University. He is honored as Chang Jiang Scholar Professor by Ministry of Education, China for his outstanding achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship research and education. He is director of National Institute for Innovation Management and Academy of Global Zhejiang Entrepreneurs, at Zhejiang University. He is also the director of the Zhejiang University—Cambridge University Joint Research Center for Global Manufacturing and Innovation Management and Ruihua Institute for Innovation Management, and was appointed as senior vice president of International Council for Small Business in 2012. He also serves as the vice-president of the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN). For many years, Dr. Wu has been focusing on managing technological innovation and entrepreneurship, global manufacturing and network-based competitive strategy. He is at editorial boards of academic journals, as IEEE TEM, AJTI etc. He has been actively involved in management consulting and was the advisor and board member of leading companies including Geely, Siemens China, Hikvision, XIZI UHC and etc.