INDIGENOUS REVERSE INNOVATION FROM THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZt6kUKE-88
Watch the video “Michael Porter , Innovation & Competitiveness ( 1of 2), GCF 2011 – 01 -25.” Consider what
you learned from this video when you answer the questions below. Review the Case Assessment Rubric to
make sure you incorporate the rubric’s criteria in your case report.
INDIGENOUS REVERSE INNOVATION FROM THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID

1. From a resource-based view, what are some of the outstanding capabilities that EV producers in China have? Why is it that their larger competitors (incumbents) in China do not have such capabilities?
2. From an institution-based view, why are domestic incumbents in China—in collaboration with global heavyweights—interested in leveraging their influence on the Chinese government to heighten entry barriers
   for EV producers?
3. Given that some EV producers from China’s BoP can penetrate the U.S. market, what are some of the lessons from indigenous reverse innovation in the era of globalization?