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3 - The Rise of an Innovation Tiger

The Catch-Up of the Indian National System of Innovation

from Part I - Drivers of Innovation in Emerging Markets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2021

By
Kristin Brandl  and
Ram Mudambi
Edited by
Fernanda Cahen ,
Lourdes Casanova  and
Anne Miroux
Fernanda Cahen
Affiliation:
Centro Universitario FEI, Brazil
Lourdes Casanova
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Anne Miroux
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

The rise of India’s national system of innovation (NSI) reflects a rapid catch-up process toward developed country innovation standards. However, industries have evolved at a varying pace, reflecting influences by government-driven activities, while others are more influenced by business strategies. Government policies and firm strategies have co-evolved with one another and a variety of endogenous/domestic and exogenous/foreign pressures. We analyze the impact of these pressures on locally based innovation processes within the Indian NSI. We examine three disparate industrial contexts: the wind turbine, pharmaceutical, and auto component industries, and present evidence of considerable industry-specific effects. Domestic firms largely drove innovation in the Indian wind turbine and pharmaceutical industries, drawing knowledge from abroad through various means. In contrast, innovation in the auto components industry was driven by domestic firms’ participation in global value chains coordinated by advanced country MNCs. Eventually, these domestic firms become eMNCs in their own right, some becoming global competitors. Our chapter contributes to the debates related to innovation policies, NSIs and the catch-up processes of eMNCs.

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National systems of innovation (NSIs)catch-upIndiainnovation policiessupranational institutions pressures
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Innovation from Emerging Markets
From Copycats to Leaders
 , pp. 63 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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