Meijiao Sun, from Heze, Shandong, was born in July 1984. She is an associate professor at a higher education institution, holds a master’s degree, and is currently pursuing a doctorate at the School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology. She also serves as the Deputy Director of the Integration Center for Industry, Education, and Research at Nanchang Vocational University. She has led more than ten provincial-level or higher research projects, published seven textbooks, authored five papers in core journals, and written four monographs. In addition, she has received two provincial teaching achievement awards and three scientific and technological progress awards and has supervised students in more than thirty competitions.

Cheng Pan, from Bozhou, Anhui, was born in July 1982. He is an associate professor at a higher education institution, holds a master’s degree, and is currently pursuing a doctorate at the School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Development Office at Nanchang Vocational University. He has presided over five research projects and participated in seventeen others. In addition, he has published two papers in core journals and co-authored five more, published one monograph, and contributed to three teaching achievement awards and three scientific and technological progress awards.

Prof. Renyan Mu received his PhD in Technology Economics and Management from Wuhan University of Technology in 2008 and conducted postdoctoral research at the School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, from 2008 to 2010. He is currently a Professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology. He also serves as Chair of the Product Innovation Management Committee of the China Association for Management of Technology and Director of the Hubei Provincial Research Center for Product Innovation Management. His research topics mainly include innovation management, strategic management, industrial development, and public policy.