I.Introduction

The technological innovation academic research in China has a history of 20 years, while the research for enterprise growth has been 16 years. One of the social tendencies nowadays in China is to establish such an innovation system, which is an enterprise-based, market-oriented and industry-university-research institute-incorporated system. Such innovation system will lead and support more innovation elements tilting to enterprises; therefore enterprises can have a healthy & faster growth. Enterprises have to improve their capability of innovation persistently, otherwise they can not gain the competition advantages of management & development in such highly competitive market, and might be losing the opportunity for a better & faster growth. In 2008, The Ministry of Science and Technology of China, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and All China Federation of Trade Unions jointly elected 91 national innovative enterprises. These enterprises have become the bench-marks for other companies.

To further discuss the relevant theories and practical questions, we plan to hold China Innovation and Firm Growth Conference 2010 (CI&G 2010). The conference has invited scholars from relevant areas and disciplines to establish the academic committee, which will in charge of paper audit. We look forward to peers’ arrival and participation in discussing the topics we all focused into sincerely.

II.Major Topics

1. Innovation:  1) The Financial Crisis and Significant Innovation.2) The Innovation Model of Chinese Enterprises under the background of  Global Value Chain Specialization.  3) Product Innovation, Manufacture Innovation and Business Model Innovation under Network Condition.  4) The Interactive System among Technological Innovation, Management Innovation and Service Innovation under Network Condition. 5) The Aggregation Effect of Innovation Cluster and Innovation Community (such as Science Park, Business Incubator). 6) Cases and Typical Innovation Models of Early Opened Regions since the start of Reform and open-to-the-outside-world policy.

  2. The Possible Approaches and Typical Models of Enterprise  Growth: 1) The Essential Content of Enterprise Growth. 2) The Influential Factor and Growth Model of Enterprise Growth in Different  Industries and Life Stages.   3) The Influential Factor and Model of Enterprise Growth under Network Environment. 4) Enterprise Internal Value Chain, External Value Network and Growth.  5) Comparison of Regions and Nations of Enterprise Growth under Different Policy Environment.

  3. The Relationship between Innovation and Enterprise Growth:1) Entrepreneurship under Technological Innovation or Service Innovation.2) Innovation Entrepreneurship and the Growth of Startup Companies.3) Innovation and the Growth of Traditional Industry Companies. 4) Innovation and the Growth of High-tech Company.5) The Procedure Mechanism of turning Innovation into Firm Growth Performance.

III.Organizers of the Conference

Hosted by:Institute for Sci-tech Innovation and Economic Security, Tsinghua University;The Research Center of Entrepreneurial Management, Nankai University;Entrepreneurship Research Center, Jilin University

Co-hosted by:  National Entrepreneurship Research Center, Tsinghua University;  Research Center for Technology Innovation, Tsinghua University

Supported by:  Network Media: Huntmine.com;Core Journal of Social Science: Technoeconomics & Management Research, State Assets Management

Academic Committee Chairs (Alphabetically by Last Name):    Prof. BI Kexin, School of Economics and Management, Harbin University of Science and Technology;  Prof. CHI Renyong, College of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Technology; Prof. SU Jingqin, School of management, Dalian University of Technology;  Prof. LIU Xing, School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University;  Prof. ZHANG Yuli, Business School of Nankai University;        Prof. ZHAO Guojie, School of Management, School of Public Administration, Tianjin University

Academic Committee Members (Alphabetically by Last Name):Prof. CHEN Jin, College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University;Prof. CHEN Song, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University;Prof. DU Yueping, School of Economics and Management, Northwest University;Prof. KE Tao, Guangxi University;Prof. GUAN Jiancheng, School of Management, Fudan University;Prof. LU Ruoyu, School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China;Prof. PAN Jieyi, School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University;Prof. WANG Anmin, School of Economics and Management, Xidian University;Prof. WANG Guohong, School of Management, Dalian University of Technology;Prof. WEI Jiang, School of Management, Zhejiang University;Prof. ZHANG Mier, School of Management, Dalian University of Technology;Prof. ZHAO Hua, School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University;Prof. ZHAO Wenping, School of Economics and Management, Xidian University.

Organizing Committee Chairs (Alphabetically by Last Name):Mr. CUI Daiyuan, President of State Assets Management;Prof. GE Baoshan, School of Management, Jilin University;Prof. LEI Jiasu, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University;Prof. XU Zhengzhong, Economics Department, China National School of Administration;Prof. WANG Zhaohua, School of Economics and Management, Beijing Institute of Technology .

Organizing Committee Members (Alphabetically by Last Name):Prof. DAI Shufen, School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing;Prof. YANG Wu, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua Univrsity;Asso. Prof. YIN Jianhua, Business School, University of International Business and Economics;Asso. Prof. ZHOU Weizhong, Central University of Finance and Economics;Mr. ZHONG Huibo, CEO of Huntmie.com

Academic Secretary Team (Alphabetically by Last Name) :CHEN Zhanfeng; GUO Danbo; LI Qiuyue; ZHU DaweiI

IV..Meeting Venue and Date

Venue:  Tsinghua University Campus or Nearby (Undetermined)

Date: May. 15-16 (Saturday and Sunday), 2010

V.Call For Papers

The Conference is Soliciting More Empirical Research Papers.

Papers Shall be Submitted in Both WORD and PDF Version and Include Follow Elements:

- Chinese Title

- Author Information (Name, Affiliation, Zip code, Job Titles, Educational Level, Gender, Date of Birth, Native Place, Major Research Area) 

- Chinese Abstract (200-500 Characters Limited), Keywords (3-5 Words Limited)

- Main Text (Put Forward the Question, Main Research Content, Research Method, Result and Discussion. A Small Amount Annotations are Acceptable)

- Paper’s Sponsorship (Name of the Project, Serial Number and Source. If the Paper Not Belong to Any Funding or Authorized Research Program, This can be Skipped.)

- Address, Phone Number, Fax, Email Address

- References

- English Title

- Author Information in English (Name, Affiliation, Zip code, Job Titles, Educational Level, Gender, Date of Birth, Native Place, Major Research Area)

- English Abstract and Keywords (Corresponding to the Chinese Version)

VI.Paper Submission

Paper Abstract Submission Due: Feb. 10, 2010

Paper Submission Due: Mar. 30, 2010

Online Submission: http://huiyi.huntmine.com/；OR：[email protected]