Chi Renyong

Notice of Retraction From industrial clustering to risk agglomeration: Cases from Zhejiang Province

Traditional wises think inter-firm network as instrument for lowering or diversifying risk, which is questioned by recent studies. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the role of inter-firm network in the formation of risk crisis in the background of industrial cluster. The paper puts forward an analyzing model and studies recent cases from Zhejiang Province of China. The paper suggests inter-firm network would derive unexpected risks for clustered firm, and cause risk agglomeration in industrial cluster by diffusing and superimposing risk impact from individual firm.

Notice of Retraction Networking mechanism governance of clustered firm for exploring and exploiting external knowledge

Clustered firms are more readily to explore and exploit external knowledge by constructing an ego inter-firm network in its growth process. The purpose of the paper is to discuss governance of networking mechanism of clustered firms. The paper suggests classifying networking mechanism into five patterns according to three managerial dimensions i.e. networking scope, Network embeddedness and control structure, from a perspective of exploring and exploiting resources from inter-firm network. And the paper also suggests governance pattern of networking mechanism should be adjusted according to firms growth process.

The Stages and Features of Small Enterprise Development in China

Abstract This paper defines four stages of development of the small enterprises sector in China: initial stage, depressed stage, rapid expansion stage, and adjustment and improvement stage. Based on the analysis of some limited statistical data, we discuss: the characteristics of each stage; the dominance of township small enterprises; the diversity in ownership; and the rapid growth and unbalanced development in regions. We also describe the major problems in the development of small enterprises in China.