TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on innovation and education towards innovation in China.Design/methodology/approach– The Guest Editors discuss the impetus behind the special issue and describe the papers published in it.Findings– It is evident in the papers presented in this special issue that China is on its way towards becoming world‐class in a number of technological areas.Originality/value– The paper introduces the special issue on innovation and education towards innovation in China, as well as an agenda for future research in the area. VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1746-8779 DO - 10.1108/17468771111157418 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17468771111157418 AU - Johnson William H.A. AU - Weiss Joseph W. ED - William H.A. Johnson ED - Joseph W. Weiss PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/01/01 TI - Into the heart of the dragon: An introduction and agenda on innovation and education towards innovation in China T2 - Journal of Technology Management in China PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 196 EP - 202 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -