The University of Nottingham's Taiwan Research Hub presents a book launch by
Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s Business School
Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia
Wednesday 12 March 2025
12 to 2pm, including lunch which starts at 12pm
LG 106 Hallward Library, University Park, Hybrid Event
Talk abstract
The last few decades have seen East Asian governments provide increasing support for startups—new, high-growth, technologically oriented firms. Yet, such initiatives do not necessarily benefit the growth of startups as challengers to large, established firms. Rather, they often enable startups to function as boosters for the competitiveness of these firms. Startups, in short, are both disruptors to and resources for big businesses. Startup capitalism—an economic and political system in which startups contribute to employment, innovation, and growth—can take multiple forms. This talk explores how and why startup policies vary across China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
About the Speaker
Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra is Vice Dean, Global Engagement, and Reader in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability at King’s Business School. She is the author of Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia (with Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Cornell University Press, 2025), The Venture Capital State: The Silicon Valley Model in East Asia (Cornell University Press, 2018) and Inclusive Innovation (with Alex Glennie and Courtney Savie Lawrence, Routledge, 2022). Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital and has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including International Affairs, International Studies Quarterly, New Political Economy and Regulation & Governance.
Chaired by
Dr Chun-yi Lee, Taiwan Research Hub, University of Nottingham