Absorptive capacities and innovation in an emerging wind turbine industry

From the case of the rise of China´s wind power firms in the global market within a short period, we try to recognize how the absorptive and transformative capacity of Chinese local players leads to disruptive innovations. Through this evolutionary process Chinese wind turbine manufacturers quickly improved their global competitiveness. This opens many new doors for research opportunities. For example, what role do foreign technology partners play in this game? How does the technology transfer process occur? What is the S-learning curve of local players? How does localization of industrial value chain change? How do Chinese suppliers leverage the advantage of foreign technologies and markets? How does industry policy shape innovation within an emerging industry? Overall, our case study provides a rich amount of Chinese innovations phenomena that are increasingly relevant in the global competitive arena.