Purpose: The climate for technical innovation has been improving in the past few years in China. This paper describes a case research concerning technical innovation practices success in three Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the manufacturing industry. This is executed by applying a technical innovation audit tool based on ‘Western’ good practices. udMethodology: Studies on technical innovation in the Chinese SOEs started in the 1990s, but most investigations in this field were based on statistical survey and mathematical modelling. In this research, case study research method, including such strategies as open-ended, in-depth questions, intensive interviews and observations, are applied for the validity of information. udFindings: The data and results reveal that the investigated Chinese SOEs have already some mechanisms for innovation in place. But there is still room for improvement and enhancement with respect to the effect on innovation success. It is also concluded that benchmarking (through the application of the technical innovation audit tool) does guide the Chinese management toward deciding which innovation mechanisms to adopt so as to provide the basics for innovation success. Additionally, based on the case studies the interesting conclusion could be drawn: In the context of the Chinese economy in transition, the case companies with less openness to the market (i.e. with high government involvement) have a more widespread use of innovation mechanisms. udPractical Implication: The last finding seems to contradict the positive relationship between market focus and innovativeness as suggested in ‘Western’ innovation management theories. For clarification we relate this to the way the SOEs deal with their adaptive cycle, thereby considering their way of dealing with (increased) complexity as compared to ‘Western’ companies (complexity absorption versus reduction). The considered cases are embedded in the institutional setting of China in transition. Therefore, the conclusions and findings enrich the theory of transition by revealing the point that entering an open market abruptly may not be the solution for SOEs, which are rooted in a socialist economy, to become more competitive and more innovative. This was mostly elaborated through the influence of the two main stakeholders (i.e. government and customer/end user) on the openness of the SOEs and their use of innovation mechanisms in China, the largest socialist system of the world.udOriginality/Value:This paper is based on a doctoral research project, containing reliable, first hand data from the practiceud
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机译：目的：近年来，中国的技术创新氛围一直在改善。本文介绍了一个案例研究，该案例涉及在制造业中的三个中国国有企业（SOE）中技术创新实践的成功。这是通过应用基于“西方”良好实践的技术创新审核工具来执行的。 ud方法论：中国国有企业的技术创新研究始于1990年代，但该领域的大多数研究都是基于统计调查和数学建模的。在这项研究中，案例研究方法，包括不限成员名额，深入问题，深入访谈和观察等策略，被用于信息的有效性。 udFindings：数据和结果表明，被调查的中国国有企业已经具备了一些创新机制。但是，对于创新成功的影响，仍有改进和增强的空间。得出的结论是，基准测试（通过使用技术创新审核工具）确实可以指导中国管理层决定采用哪种创新机制，从而为创新成功提供基础。此外，基于案例研究可以得出有趣的结论：在中国经济转型的背景下，对市场开放度较低（即政府参与度较高）的案例公司更广泛地使用了创新机制。 ud实际含义：最后的发现似乎与“西方”创新管理理论中所建议的以市场为中心和创新之间的积极关系矛盾。为了澄清起见，我们将此与国有企业应对其适应性循环的方式相关联，从而考虑了与“西方”公司相比（复杂性吸收与减少）相比，它们应对（增加）复杂性的方式。所考虑的案例嵌入了中国转型时期的制度环境。因此，结论和发现丰富了过渡理论，揭示了突然进入公开市场可能不是根植于社会主义经济中的国有企业提高竞争力和创新性的解决方案。这主要是通过两个主要的利益相关者（即政府和客户/最终用户）对国有企业的开放性及其在世界上最大的社会主义制度中国的创新机制的使用上的影响来阐述的。 ud原始/价值：该论文基于一个博士研究项目，包含来自实践的可靠的第一手数据 ud
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