Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry

This study examines how social trust facilitates firms’ collaborative efficiency in an informal economy. We extend the open innovation theory to explain the straightforward role of social trust in the Shenzhen mobile phone industry. This single case study yields two principal findings. Fir...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chun Chen, Min-Nan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/3/775