China’s 'everything online' company the unique innovation model of Tencent Xiaolan Fu, George Yip, Xuechen Ding, Wei Wei

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fu, Xiaolan, 1967- author.

Yip, George S., author.

Ding, Xuechen (Of Beijing gong shang da xue), author.

Wei, Wei (Lecturer in management), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teng xun (Computer Firm).

Internet industry--China.

Internet industry.

Technological innovations--China--Management.

Technological innovations.

Business enterprises--China--Management.

Business enterprises.

Industrial management--China.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"How did Tencent become one of the world's most innovative tech giants? This book offers a rare, in-depth look at Tencent's rise through the lens of innovation management. From early products like QQ to the creation of WeChat and its expansive digital ecosystem, the book explores how Tencent drives continuous and breakthrough innovation across technology, management, platforms, and social value. It introduces Tencent's unique Sequoia-like innovations (deep, directed, invisible, and compound), market-type organisation and OCEAN ecosystem, which promotes openness (O), coopetition (C), empowerment (E), autonomy (A), and attentiveness to stakeholders' needs (N). Readers will discover how Tencent leverages corporate values, internal coopetition, digital human resource management, internal talent mobility, platform ecosystems, and social value creation to remain innovative, competitive, and forward-looking. Accessible and insightful, this book is essential reading for students, academics, business leaders, and policymakers interested in innovation management, technology development, digital platforms, and China's evolving technology landscape"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Tencent : a rising technology giant in China

Competition and cooperation : using organisational resilience to foster innovation

Serving talents through digital human resource management : motivating great creativity

Flowing water for dynamism : internal mobility to boost innovation

Building an open and inclusive ecosystem : WeChat’s rise to a super app

Developing leading products through continuous innovation : the case of QQ and Tencent Docs

Maximising the value of platforms : social innovation and social value creation

Conclusions : Tencent’s innovation model

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Fu, Xiaolan, 1967- China’s 'everything online' company

ISBN:

9781009738996

1009738992

OCLC:

1548603316

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license