Start-up Wolf
Transnational entrepreneurs with technological know-how have been promoted by the Chinese state and academic literature as a central force for regional development of industrial competitiveness. But what motivates them, and what do they experience and aspire to when building a start-up in China? Thi...
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2025
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| author | Liu, Olivia Yijian |
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| description | Transnational entrepreneurs with technological know-how have been promoted by the Chinese state and academic literature as a central force for regional development of industrial competitiveness. But what motivates them, and what do they experience and aspire to when building a start-up in China? This book answers these questions by examining how socially privileged entrepreneurial talents adopt and champion the "wolf culture" – a fast-paced, competitive, and aspirational work culture – that has become prevalent since China's mass promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation. Based on extensive field research, including participant observation and interviews in Shenzhen's high-tech industry, this book challenges the popular notion of entrepreneurship as entirely self-initiated and passion-driven. Outlining the concrete instruments of governance of the local state, the author argues that transnational talent from elite schools or elite professions is often "entrepreneured" in China. Moreover, she argues that the different standards of selection of entrepreneurial talents by state and market actors create localised precarious conditions for them. This book offers fascinating insights into the contradictions inherent in the Chinese model of entrepreneurship. Start-up Wolf will appeal to scholars and students of China studies, the anthropology of entrepreneurship, science and technology studies, and economic geography, as well as business practitioners interested in innovation and high-tech start-ups. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1604512025-05-27T05:45:15Z Start-up Wolf Liu, Olivia Yijian Ethnography Wolf Culture Chinese Business Entrepreneurship Governance High-tech Start-up thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJH Entrepreneurship / Start-ups thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJV Ownership and organization of enterprises::KJVS Small businesses and self-employment thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJQ Business mathematics and systems Transnational entrepreneurs with technological know-how have been promoted by the Chinese state and academic literature as a central force for regional development of industrial competitiveness. But what motivates them, and what do they experience and aspire to when building a start-up in China? This book answers these questions by examining how socially privileged entrepreneurial talents adopt and champion the "wolf culture" – a fast-paced, competitive, and aspirational work culture – that has become prevalent since China's mass promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation. Based on extensive field research, including participant observation and interviews in Shenzhen's high-tech industry, this book challenges the popular notion of entrepreneurship as entirely self-initiated and passion-driven. Outlining the concrete instruments of governance of the local state, the author argues that transnational talent from elite schools or elite professions is often "entrepreneured" in China. Moreover, she argues that the different standards of selection of entrepreneurial talents by state and market actors create localised precarious conditions for them. This book offers fascinating insights into the contradictions inherent in the Chinese model of entrepreneurship. Start-up Wolf will appeal to scholars and students of China studies, the anthropology of entrepreneurship, science and technology studies, and economic geography, as well as business practitioners interested in innovation and high-tech start-ups. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 2025-05-27T05:45:14Z 2025-05-27T05:45:14Z 2025-05-26T07:20:20Z 2024 book ONIX_20250526T085745_9781040038703_81 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102650 9781040038703 9781003456339 9781040038741 9781032597164 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160451 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102650/1/9781040038703.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003456339 10.4324/9781003456339 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 b2e97ac7-c999-4672-8e9b-e2cf37dc4979 3f0a4da2-418f-411a-ae5f-8d27e0601aec 178e65b9-dd53-4922-b85c-0aaa74fce079 4faa9cf2-722d-4673-8c9d-e3209d05f24f 9781040038703 9781003456339 9781040038741 9781032597164 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection Routledge 198 Oxford 802070 […] Livsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo Life Science, University of Oslo 10.13039/501100009566 H2020 European Research Council H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council 10.13039/100010663 open access |
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