中国不再只是世界工厂而已。中国正在迅速崛起为世界创新领域的领跑者。我和同事叶恩华在中国进行了三年实地调研,调研结果使我们确信,中国的私营企业已经具备在本土挑战跨国企业的能力。它们处在一场引人注目的创新革命的最前沿。这场革命分为三个阶段:第一阶段,从单纯模仿到“量体裁衣”;第二阶段,从追随者到世界标准的制定者;第三阶段,从追求新资源到追求新知识。它们发展出更好的管理理念和手段,由此获得很强的竞争优势,中国品牌也在这一过程中走向世界。它们是如何做到的?虽然有人习惯性地认为中国企业都过度依赖政府,但我们调查的企业都不 China is no longer just a factory in the world. China is rapidly emerging as a leader in innovation in the world. My colleague Ye Enhua conducted a field survey in China for three years. The survey results convinced us that the private sector in China already has the capability to challenge multinational enterprises in the Mainland. They are at the forefront of a compelling and innovative revolution. The revolution is divided into three stages: the first stage, from simple imitation to “tailoring”; the second stage, from followers to the makers of world standards; the third stage, from the pursuit of new resources to the pursuit of new knowledge. They have developed better management concepts and tools, thus gaining a strong competitive advantage. As a result, Chinese brands have gone global. How did they do it? Although some people used to think that Chinese companies are overly dependent on the government, none of the companies we surveyed