Douglas Cumming & Wenxuan Hou 
Developments in Chinese Entrepreneurship 
Key Issues and Challenges

Developments in Chinese Entrepreneurship offers empirical evidence from cutting-edge research into the experiences and challenges of entrepreneurial activities and small business issues within China. As a leading emerging country, the entrepreneurial landscape in China provides useful insight for other developing economies in the areas of: Entrepreneurial finance The role of venture capital and angel finance in new venture development The influence of family dynamics on small business management The impact of prevailing local institutional norms and barriers on small business management Innovation, R&D, and entrepreneurial strategies The impact of government policy on small business management Survival and growth strategies for small businesses

Table of Content

1. Entrepreneurship in China: Progress and Challenges; David Ahlstrom, Zhujun Ding 2. Overcoming the Innovation Challenge: Examining the Determinants of Chinese SME’s New Product Innovation; Alex Newman, Yanyan Gao, Jinghuai Zheng 3. Angel Investors’ Affiliations and Investment Returns in China; Mingzhi Liu, Yulin Shi, Zhenyu Wu 4. Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: Evidence from China; Naqiong Tong 5. Foreign Direct Investment, Institutional Environment and the Establishment of Private Economy in China; Hongyan Yang, Ting Ren, Massimiliano Sassone 6. How China Technological Small and Micro-Enterprises’ Network Embeddedness Impact Performance: The Mediated Effect of Entrepreneurial Opportunity; Zhang Chenglong 7. Fund Ownership, Investment Preference and Performance: The Venture Capital Industry in China; Shasha Wu, Ting Ren, Hongyan Yang

About the author

David Ahlstrom, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Zhujun Ding, Tongji University, China Alex Newman, Monash University, Australia Yanyan Gao, Southeast University, China Jinghuai Zheng, Nanjing University, China Mingzhi Liu, University of Manitoba, Canada Yulin Shi, University of Manitoba, Canada Zhenyu Wu, University of Manitoba, Canada Hongyan Yang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ting Ren, Peking University, China Massimiliano Sassone, Independent, China Chenglong Zhang, Hubei Engineering University, China Shasha Wu, China Development Bank Hongyan Yang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University