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Fernandez, J.A., David, E.M. and Chen, S.(. (2022), "Index", Innovative to the Core: Stories from China and the World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-081-620221012

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Copyright © 2023 Juan Antonio Fernandez, Emily M. David and Shaohui (Sophie) Chen

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INDEX

Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV)

, 8, 60, 133

Accounting

, 185

Adaptive organizations

, 224, 241

Agile organizational norms and systems

, 153, 169–170

communication without barriers at 3M

, 155

competition as innovation impetus

, 163–164

connect innovation to key performance indicators and rewards

, 164–165

decisions

, 159–163

failure and trust

, 167–169

form partnerships for innovation

, 170

innovation core organizational value

, 165–166

organizational silos

, 156–159

quickly approve and monitor innovation projects

, 166–167

Agile organizational policies and practices

, 12

Agility

, 154, 156

Airbnb

, 79

Al-Busaidy, Omar

, 8, 26–27, 29, 84, 94

Jacque Cousteau’s Discovery of Oil in Abu Dhabi by

, 27–28

UAE airline companies in world by

, 29–30

Alibaba

, 4, 69, 180, 188

Alipay

, 4–5, 69, 71

Amazon

, 95

Web Services

, 78

American culture

, 23

American Dream

, 23

Apple

, 132

diversity as innovation driver at

, 180–182

Apple Heart research

, 182

Artificial intelligence

, 66, 98

Asia Pacific region

, 156

Authority

, 209–211

Automation logistics

, 32

Autonomy

, 188

Auxiliary industries

, 45

Baeza, Ramon

, 8, 124, 146, 201, 221, 225, 237–238

Bech, Martin

, 8, 30, 100, 133

Big companies

, 27, 45

Bing, Yang

, 10, 177, 188, 206–207, 215

BGC

, 8

Boeing

, 94–95

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

, 123, 146

Innovation Index

, 146

Brin, Sergey

, 24

Build Your Dreams (BYD)

, 65

Business(es)

, 213

model innovation

, 58, 202

ByteDance corporation

, 66–67, 135

Buhler (Swiss company)

, 9, 37, 43, 59, 74, 86, 104, 161, 165

Cactus fruit

, 36

Californian companies

, 46

Cantons

, 110–111

Cat’s Claw

, 176

Catholic tradition

, 34

Cargill

, 9, 24–25, 37, 59, 64, 134, 136, 143, 165, 170, 212, 225

innovation patience at

, 134

CEO

, 220–221, 230

as organizational architect

, 224–225

as role model

, 222–224

as transformation leader

, 221

as transformation owner

, 225–228

Chaebols

, 109

Chinese Fin-Tech industry

, 69

Change

, 205–208

Chason, Roy

, 8, 34–35, 53, 55, 104, 144–145, 180

Cheng, Hang [Shawn]

, 9, 103, 131, 176, 184, 192, 213

China

, 22, 53, 96–104, 145, 238–239

challenges facing innovation in

, 74–79

disruptive Chinese innovation

, 65–73

education and continuous learning

, 79–82

history of innovation in

, 54–58

hukou system

, 83

innovation in today’s

, 58–65

openness domestic and to world

, 82–87

speed

, 165

China Effect on Global Innovation

, 18

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

, 124

eLab

, 8, 97

Innovation Survey Report

, 12

Chinese business landscape

, 159

Chinese internet companies

, 185

Chinese companies

, 60, 74

Chinese consumers

, 64

Chinese education system

, 80

Chinese Fin-Tech industry

, 69

Chinese government

, 59, 74, 101–102

Chinese innovation

, 87

Chinese market

, 64, 76

Chinese middle class

, 101

Chinese SOEs

, 56

Co-opetition

, 33

Cohesive organizations

, 224

Collaboration

, 82, 88, 138, 240–241

Collaborative and experimental employee norms

, 12

Commercialization

, 4

Communication without barriers at 3M

, 155

Company innovation

, 203

Competition as innovation impetus

, 163–164

Connect innovation to key performance indicators and rewards

, 164–165

Constant feedback

, 206

Consumers

, 74, 145

Continuous learning

, 49, 79–82

Corporate culture

, 130–131

Country rankings by international innovation reports

, 17

COVID-19 pandemic

, 7, 39, 62, 66, 95, 118, 160, 175, 188, 201, 238

Creativity

, 2, 6, 56, 59, 142

Creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking (four C’s)

, 82

Ctrip [Chinese internet companies]

, 185

Cubicle farms

, 183

Cultural change

, 225, 227, 232

Culture

, 33–37, 130, 195

diversity

, 142–147

of innovation

, 174–180

openness

, 138–142

organizational culture

, 130–133

psychological safety

, 133–137

Culture Map, The (Meyer)

, 36

Customers to drive innovation

, 208–209

Danish culture

, 31

Danish companies

, 134

Danish economy

, 32

Danish people

, 31

Decisions

, 159–163

decision-making power

, 62

Denmark

, 30, 120

innovation in

, 21, 31

safety nets promote risk taking

, 107–108

DEWU

, 10, 206

Diess, Herbert

, 223

Dhuper, Kamal

, 9, 124, 140, 174, 198, 225

Digitalization

, 18, 60, 74

Digitization

, 7, 32

Discovery Limited

, 9

Discovery Group, South Africa

, 9, 198–200

Discovery’s flat organizational structure

, 158–159

Disintegration

, 239

Disruptive Chinese innovation

, 65–73

Disruptive innovation

, 4

Diversity

, 124, 142–147, 222

as innovation driver at Apple

, 180–182

DJI

, 72

“Do Not Disturb” time chunks

, 139

“Do-It-Yourself” culture

, 31

Dubai, Inc

, 42

Dubai Creek

, 27

Dubai Economic Council

, 118

Dubai government

, 28–29

Dubai Ports World

, 30

Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF)

, 41

Dutch semiconductor industry

, 78

E-commerce market

, 70

E-Government

, 42

Economic Development Board

, 113

Edmonson, Amy

, 133

Education

, 37–42, 79–82

source of

, 40

system

, 107

Educational reforms in China

, 82

Electric vehicles (EVs)

, 58

Emaar [telecommunications company]

, 117

Emirates Airlines

, 28–29

Employees

, 131, 133, 179, 185, 206

norms and behaviors

, 184

work–life balance

, 185

Encouragement

, 192

Entrepreneurs

, 77, 131, 213

change and failure

, 205–208

customers to drive innovation

, 208–209

innovation

, 200–205

European Commission

, 18

Experimentation

, 238

Export–Import Bank

, 94

Facebook

, 69, 133

Failure

, 168, 205–208

Farmers

, 31

Farming community

, 32

Fast-follower companies

, 60

Ferreira, David

, 9, 63, 158, 198, 207

discovery’s flat organizational structure by

, 158–159

Finance

, 183, 185

FinTech

, 58, 98

5G

, 229

Flexibility

, 188

Fliggy [Chinese internet companies]

, 185

Foosball

, 139

Form partnerships for innovation

, 172

Former Dean Instead Singapore

, 8

Founders

, 130–131, 143

Fragmented organization

, 224

Free to act

, 168

Free Zones

, 47

Game choices

, 139

German Railway

, 46

Germany

, 22

Global COVID-19 pandemic

, 7

Global FinTech Adoption Index (2019)

, 70

Global Innovation Index (GII)

, 22

Globalization

, 7, 17

Google

, 138, 157

Governments

, 91

focal country comparison

, 93

in-depth analysis

, 92

large countries

, 93–104

small and medium-sized countries

, 104–112

young countries

, 112–118

Grosse-Ruyken, Jari

, 8, 59, 65, 129, 136, 159, 211

Group incentives

, 225

Hands-off settling periods

, 100

Hang, Shawn

, 166

Hang, Cheng

, 103, 131, 176, 184, 192, 213

team surprise at HUPU by

, 214–215

Hard infrastructure

, 28

Harborn, Mats

, 10, 33, 54, 101, 132, 164

Havrutas

, 35

HeiDiLao (hotpot restaurant chain)

, 137

Hierarchy

, 209–211

High-speed rail system

, 57

Hivetime

, 8, 65

Home-grown companies

, 117

Hong, Huijie

, 9, 179, 186, 210

Hong Kong Shopping Festival

, 41

Hotelbeds Shanghai

, 10, 208

Huang, Congwei [Founder of Z-trip]

, 9, 76, 140, 160, 166, 177, 185–186, 213

of Z-trip

, 185

Hukou system

, 90

Human capital

, 22

Hupu [Chinese Internet company]

, 9, 166, 176, 213–215

Human Resources (HR)

, 232

Ideas

, 5

IEA Bioenergy

, 107

IKEA

, 169

IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

, 174

IMD’s World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021

, 11

Immigration

, 23

In-depth analysis

, 92

Incentive systems

, 99

Incremental innovation

, 59, 145

Individualism

, 82

Infrastructure

, 28, 30

Innovation

, 2, 197, 232–233, 238

to core

, 13

core organizational value

, 172

to core transformation process

, 220

culture and religion

, 33–37

education and continuous learning

, 49

factors

, 18

form partnerships for

, 172

funnel model

, 6

government in

, 11

history and environment

, 22–33

insights on

, 7

localized clusters

, 45–48

national security and stability

, 49

patience

, 134

quickly approve and monitor innovation projects

, 166–167

in today’s China

, 58–65

Innovative country sources

, 16

Innovative cultures

, 12

Innovative leaders

, 125

entrepreneur

, 200–209

organizational servant

, 209–215

primary characteristics

, 199

Innovative organization

, 123

core model

, 125–127

surveys

, 124

Innovative talent

, 174

culture of innovation

, 176–182

encouragement

, 192

interviewees

, 188

inviting environments to attract desirable recruits

, 182–190

pools

, 174

TOP model

, 191

“Innovative to the Core” model

, 229

INSEAD’s Global Innovation Index 2021

, 11, 15

Integration

, 239

INTEL

, 10, 12, 141

long-term innovation at

, 141–142

retaining key talent at

, 189–190

Intelligent failure

, 137

Internet application

, 76

Internet of Things (IoT)

, 229

Interviewees

, 187, 191

Inventions

, 2

example

, 4

of light bulb

, 4

Israel

, 22, 34, 44

impact of governments on innovation

, 104–105

innovation in

, 40

Iterative improvements

, 238

Jacque Cousteau’s Discovery of Oil in Abu Dhabi by Omar Al-Busaidy

, 27–28

Jantelagen mantra

, 34

Japan

, 23, 54, 65, 145

Jin, Jason, technology-driven sales model innovation at Kimberly-Clark by

, 9, 162–164, 175, 210

John Hancock companies

, 200

Johnsonm, Cameron [American interviewee]

, 8, 24–25, 46, 58, 67, 69, 71, 83, 85, 94, 135, 146, 157, 160, 179, 188

JD Finance

, 70–71

JD Logistics

, 70

JD Pick-up Cabinet

, 70

JD.com

, 70, 162

Jewish culture and spirituality

, 35–36

Jobs

, 183

Judaism

, 35

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

, 164–165

Kimberly-Clark, China

, 9, 162–164, 175, 210

Kim, Tae-Yeol

, 8, 109

Knives

, 33

KnoHao company

, 8, 34, 55, 81, 145, 180

Kuan Yew, Lee

, 114–115

Lark messaging software

, 67

Lausanne and Zurich Institutes of Technology

, 111

Leaders

, 198–200

words and behaviors

, 12

Leadership

, 2, 12, 198

League of Nations

, 43

Learning for innovation

, 40

Legacy processes

, 94

Li, Hang

, 211

Light bulb invention

, 3–4

Liquid capital market

, 25

Liu, Jerry

, 9, 37, 59, 64, 134, 136, 143, 165, 170, 212

innovation patience at Cargill by

, 134

Local taxes

, 95

Localized clusters of innovation

, 45–48

Long-term innovation at Intel

, 141–142

Luckin coffee

, 71

Lutheranism

, 38

Madinat alhayaa

, 143

Maersk shipping company

, 31

Manufacturing execution system (MES)

, 74

Maozhua

, 176

Management AG

, 9

Marketing department

, 160

Markets

, 64, 92, 101

McKinsey & Company

, 8, 72

Meituan [Chinese internet companies]

, 185, 188

Microchips

, 98

Middle East

, 43–44

Military Unit 8200 and innovation in Israel

, 105–106

Mini-program

, 63

MITS Technology [Shanghai]

, 9, 210

Mobility

, 75

Mohammed, Sheikh

, 28–29, 41–42, 47, 117

Moral criterion

, 177

Multinational CEOs

, 61

Multinational organizations in China

, 61

Musk, Elon

, 24–26

Museum of Future

, 42

Musy, Nicolas

, 8, 32, 77, 110

Nakheel [real-estate company]

, 117

National innovation system (NIS)

, 109

National security and stability

, 42–45

Nahyan, Sheikh Zayed Al

, 142

NIIT

, 9, 57, 124, 140, 174, 198, 224, 226, 239, 241

‘996’ working system

, 185

NIO (Chinese electric carmaker)

, 65, 161, 162, 164, 187, 203

taking risks at top to drive innovation at

, 204–205

Novo Nordisk Foundation

, 108

Occupations

, 31

Oerlikon

, 9, 62, 161, 168, 180, 187, 201

Office Design for Innovation

, 182–183

Online-to-offline model (O2O model)

, 162

Open communication

, 138, 205

Open economy

, 22

Openex Intelligent Technology

, 10, 155

company

, 138, 177

firm

, 201

Openex signals

, 164

Openness

, 124, 138–142, 222

Organic development of cities

, 101

Organizational culture

, 130–133, 154

Organizational policies

, 12

Organizational servant

, 209

hierarchy and authority

, 209–211

team

, 211–215

Organizational silos

, 156–159

Organizational structure

, 156–157

Organizations

, 3, 13, 55–56, 123–124, 198

Passion

, 81

PayPal

, 25

Palihapitiya, Chamath

, 160

Peng, Kern [Lab Head at Intel]

, 10, 76, 133, 135, 138, 141–142, 145, 153, 154, 173–174, 182–183, 189, 191, 202

long-term innovation at Intel by

, 141–142

retaining key talent at Intel with sabbaticals by

, 189–190

People change jobs

, 186

Persistence

, 228

Pichai, Sundar [CEO of Google]

, 25

Private industry

, 94

Private-sector market leaders

, 56

Product Innovation Day

, 24

Product Manager

, 212

Professor of Management

, 8

Psychological safety

, 133–137, 222

“Pull-style” innovation

, 97, 100, 120

“Push-style” of innovation

, 97, 120

Reactive organizations

, 224

Religion

, 33–37

Research and development (R&D)

, 161

capabilities in China

, 102

Resilience

, 38

Roewe

, 97

Role model

, 81

Sabra

, 36

Safety

, 124

nets promote risk taking

, 107–108

Sandbox approach

, 43

Scania

, 106, 169

Schools

, 145

Schutte, Hellmut

, 8, 45, 112

Seafarers

, 31

Seattle

, 24–24, 45–46, 50, 83, 95–96

Self-heating meals

, 64

Self-made success

, 23

Self-reliance

, 31, 38, 80, 82

training in

, 82

Semiconductors

, 33

Servant leadership

, 209

Shanghai Automobile Company

, 97

Shanghai Zaitu Network Technology

, 9

“Shared Value” approach

, 199

Sharjah

, 40

Shipping industry

, 31

Silicon Valley

, 43, 46–47, 95, 133, 145

Silicon Wadi

, 34

Siloed organization

, 224

Singapore

, 22, 43, 92

strong government and business freedom

, 112–115

Small and medium-sized countries

, 102–110

Small-and medium-sized enterprises

, 32

Social interactions

, 138

Soft infrastructure

, 28

Soft-touch management style

, 212

Software development

, 74

South Korea

, 108, 120

impact of governments on innovation

, 108

Speed to market

, 64

Sports-based games

, 139

Spotify

, 39, 154

Stakeholders

, 201

Starbucks

, 71

Startup Nation

, 34

Startups

, 77

State taxes

, 95

State-owned enterprises (SOEs)

, 55

rigidity

, 57

Sun, Changjun

, 9, 62, 159, 167, 174, 205, 208, 228

Sweden

, 22, 38–39, 86, 120

symbiotic ties for design and quality

, 106–107

Swedish culture

, 34

Swedish companies

, 39

Swedish educational system

, 39

Swedish Scientific Revolution

, 34

Swiss Centers, The

, 8

Swiss startups

, 112

Swiss watchmaking industry

, 33

Switzerland

, 22, 121

innovation

, 37, 43

unity through diversity

, 110–112

Symbiotic ties for design and quality

, 106–107

Talent

, 12

Talent, opportunity, passion model (TOP model)

, 191

Talmud

, 35

Talmudic law

, 36

Team

, 211–215

Technology

, 239

technology-driven sales model innovation

, 162–163

Tencent

, 4, 67–69

Tesla

, 25, 65, 78, 95, 97

Textiles

, 33, 109

Tidalwave Solutions

, 8, 24, 58, 91, 94, 135, 146, 157, 160, 179, 188, 239

3M

, 2–6, 10, 12, 65–66, 83, 155, 157, 178, 206–207, 221

communication without barriers at

, 155

TikTok

, 67

Tobii

, 39

Top management

, 160

Top managers

, 161, 201

Traffic accidents

, 42

Transformation

, 220

of China

, 96–97

drive

, 229–230

implement

, 230

innovation to core transformation process

, 220

leader

, 220–228

need for innovation

, 228–229

Transformation Advisory Board (TAB)

, 222

components

, 229

leverage

, 230–233

members

, 233

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2020

, 44

Trial-and-error approach of economic reform

, 59

Triangulation method

, 15

True innovation

, 5

Trust

, 167–169

TUV Rheinland

, 9, 62, 159, 167, 174, 205, 208

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

, 11, 22, 26, 39, 42, 142–143

Airline Companies

, 29–30

Consulate in New York

, 8

initiatives and strategies

, 115–118

rulers

, 28

UAE-Singapore Council

, 41

United Kingdom (UK)

, 22

United States of America (USA)

, 11, 22–23, 37, 92

governments

, 93–96

high-quality universities in

, 25

historical factors in

, 26

liquid capital market

, 25

localized innovation hubs in

, 46

Unity through diversity

, 110–112

US clusters

, 45

Visionary leader

, 225

Volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous countries (VUCA countries)

, 7, 159

Volkswagen in China

, 66, 223

Volvo

, 76

Volvo Cars

, 10, 74, 156, 193–194

Wang, Daniel

, 8, 79, 97, 101

Wang, David

, 9, 37, 43, 59, 74, 104, 165

Wang, Jun

, 9, 62, 168, 180, 187–188, 201

Water pumps

, 32

WeChat

, 68

WeChat Pay

, 4

Wind turbines

, 32

World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2019

, 11, 15

Woetzel, Jonathan

, 8, 56, 72, 100, 144, 240

Xiaomi

, 73

Xiaoping, Deng

, 55, 59, 61, 98–99

and transformation of China

, 98–99

XPeng

, 65

Yin, Jason

, 9, 162, 210

young employees at Kimberly-Clark tap unique consumer insights by

, 175–176

Young employees at Kimberly-Clark tap unique consumer insights

, 175–176

Young people

, 177

Yuan, Xiaolin

, 10, 74–75, 137, 147, 156, 192

Yu, Kenneth [former President of 3M]

, 2–3, 10, 55, 65–66, 72, 83, 178, 206, 221

communication without barriers at 3M by

, 155–156

invention of time at 3M by

, 3–4

3M’s post-it notes

, 5–6

Z-trip [Chinese company]

, 9, 76, 140, 160, 166, 177, 185–186, 213

Zero-tolerance policy

, 168

Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park

, 99

Zhang, Zhongbao

, 176

Zhang, Zhifeng

, 10, 156–157, 166, 179, 185, 208, 212

Zheng, Zhenping

, 10, 138, 160, 187, 201

Zhuaxinbao

, 176

Zürich technology

, 45