Workshop Agenda 

International Workshop on  Entrepreneurship and Innovation 

Nov. 3-4, 2017. Hangzhou, China 

(in collaboration with:

University of Trento, University of Florence, Italy; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) 

Academic Chair: Prof. Shi Jinchuan, and

             Prof. Bruno Dallago

Thursday, Nov. 2nd, 2017

Arriving at Yuanzheng Lingfeng Mountain Villa, （抵达杭州灵峰山庄）

(140 # Yugu Road, West Lake District, Hangzhou310027, China)

Registration（注册）

Friday, Nov. 3rd, 2017

Venue: Yuanzheng Lingfeng Mountain Villa Seminar Hall（灵峰山庄二楼第一会议室）

9:00-9:10 am,

Welcoming Remarks

Chair(主持):  Zhikai Wang（王志凯）

1.      Prof. Jinchuan Shi（史晋川）, Head of the Centre for Research of Private Economy, Zhejiang University

2.      Prof. Xianhai Huang（黄先海）, Dean of School of Economics, Zhejiang University

9:10-10:20 am

Opening Session

Chair(主持): Wen Xiao（肖文）

1. Prof. Bruno Dallago, (University of Trento, Italy), Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, and territory (30’)

Discussant: Zhikai Wang（王志凯） (Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

2. Prof. David Smallbone (Kingston Univ., UK), Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Transition Context (30’)

Discussant: Wen Xiao（肖文）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

10:20-10:30 am

Coffee and Tea Break

10:30-12:50 am

Session I

Chair: Zibin Zhang（张自斌）

1.      Prof. Luciana Lazzeretti, Francesco Capone (Florence Univ., Italy), The education of creatives in Florence manufacturing fashion city: The case of Made in Italy Tuscany Academy (30’)

   Discussant: Di Kang (康迪) (Zhejiang Univ.), (5’)

2.      Jr-Tsung Huang (黄智聪)(Taiwan Chenggchi Univ.), Does Democratization Really Matter to Innovation? A Cross-Country and Two-Regimes Analysis (30’)

   Discussant: Bing Ye（叶兵）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

3.      Prof. Andrei Yakovlev (State Univ. Higher School of Economics, RU), Destructive Corporate Raiding: The Dark Side of Political Connections (30’)

   Discussant: Di Kang (康迪) (Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

4.      Prof. Ermanno Tortia (University of Trento, Italy), Social enterprises and social entrepreneurship in the European context (30’)

Discussant: Prof. Zhongfa Ma（马忠法） (Fudan Univ.), (5’)

12:50-13:50, Lunch

14:30-16:35 pm

Session II.

Chair: Jr-Tsung Huang (Chengchi Univ., Taiwan)

1.      Pihan Tsai （蔡璧涵）(Zhejiang Univ.)： Collusion, Political Connection, and Tax Evasion (20’)

Discussant: Di Kang（康迪）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

2.      Zhongfa Ma（马忠法）(Fudan Univ.)： Technology Innovation Legal Regime for Developing Entrepreneurship in China (20’)

Discussant: Huasheng Song（宋华盛）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

3．Liqun Zhuge (Zhejiang Univ.), Higgins Matthew（Harvard Business School） Freeman Richard （Harvard University）：Can Environmental Regulations Drive Firms Innovation? Evidence from Two Policies in China (20’)

Discussant: Zibin Zhang（张自斌），(Zhejiang Univ.)

4．Xianming Wu (吴先明)（Wuhan University）, Yuanyuan Xiang （向媛媛）（Wuhan University）：Global R&D and Innovation Catch-up by Latecomer Enterprises: A Knowledge-Based Perspective (20’)

Discussant: Ermanno Tortia (Univ. of Trento) (5’)

5．Zhong Changbiao（钟昌标）， Yuanze Huang（黄远浙）(Ningbo Univ.): Under what institutional conditions do business groups enhance innovation performance? (20’)

Discussant: Jr-Tsung Huang（黄智聪）(Chengchi Univ., Taiwan) (5’)

16:35-16:45   Tea & Coffee Break

16:45-18:05

Session III.

Chair: Luciana Lazzeretti (Univ. of Florence)

1.      Bing Ye （叶兵）, Jianliang Ye （叶建亮）, Zhidong Pan（潘志东）(Zhejiang Univ.): Local Government’s Trustworthiness and Self-Employment in Transitional China (20’)

Discussant: Pihan Tsai（蔡璧涵）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

2.      Cheryl Long (Xiamen University), L. Colin Xu (World Bank), Jin Yang （杨进） (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics): Evolution of business climate and entrepreneurs in China (20’)

Discussant: Ziyin Zhuang（庄子银）(Wuhan Univ.) (5’)

3.      Huazhong Zhang（张华忠）(Huaiyin Normal Univ.): Cultivation of entrepreneurship among new agricultural operation subjects (20’)

Discussant: Zhikai Wang（王志凯）(Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

4.      Xiaoning Long, Zhifan Lin (龙小宁，林志帆) (Xiamen University): The GuanXi Culture and Firm Innovations (20’)

Discussant: Ermanno Tortia (Univ. of Trento)

5.      Zhengping Shen（沈正平）（Jiangsu Normal Univ.）, Chu Xinmin：On the cultivation of Chinese entrepreneurship to meet the needs of “the Belt and Road” construction (20’)

Discussant: Bruno Dallago (Univ. of Trento) (5’)

6.      Huasheng Song (宋华盛) (Zhejiang Univ.)：Amentities and Geography of Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Cities (20’)

Discussant: Shougui Luo(罗守贵), (Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.) (5’)

Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2017

9:00-11.05

Session IV

Chair: Ermanno Tortia (Univ. of Trento)

1. Shougui Luo, Wang Wei (罗守贵，王炜)(Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.): Measuring the Mutual Information Based on the Triple and Quadruple Helix Model (20’)

Discussant: Yousha Liang(梁友莎) (Zhejiang Univ.) (5’)

2. Alireza Ilbeigi (University of Trento, Italy): Public R&D Policy Impact Evaluation (20’)

Discussant: Huasheng Song（宋华盛）(5’)

3. Andrew Guinn (University of North Carolina, US): Skill and social mobility in the Brazilian labor market: The transformation and expansion of technical and professional education since 2003 (20’)

Discussant: Jianliang Ye（叶建亮）(5’)

4. Leonardo Mazzoni (University of Trento, Italy): In search of Creative Entrepreneurship: a bibliometric analysis of the period 1998-2016 (20’)

Discussant: Zibin Zhang（张自斌）(5’)

5. Wenjie Zhu, Zhikai Wang (朱文杰，王志凯) (Zhejiang Univ.)：The government’s role in entrepreneurship development: Case Study of private enterprises in Jiangsu and Zhejiang (20’)

Discussant: Ermanno Tortia (5’)

11.15-11.45 Conclusion

Bruno Dallago, David John Smallbone, Zhikai Wang