本文在国家统计局公布的2002年度我国软件开发企业统计资料和我们所收集的杭州软件企业数据基础上,对中国软件产业是否存在着可观测的规模效应、中国软件产业研究开发(R&D)活动对绩效是否存在着一致性的正向影响这两个问题进行了实证研究。研究表明,就规模对企业绩效的影响而言,企业规模对于产出率存在着一致性的正向影响,但对于利润率却未表现出显著相关性;在研发强度对企业绩效的影响上,我们发现研发强度对利润率存在着显著性的负向影响,并且在一定程度上对于产出率也存在着负向影响。在此基础上,我们就这些发现的政策含义进行了讨论。

Based on two datasets, in which one is city level data published by National Bureau of Statistics of China and the other is firm level data collected in Hangzhou City, this paper carries out empirical analysis on the economies of scale issue and impact of R&D on firm performance in software industry in China. The results reveal that firm size has consistent positive impact on productivity, but no significant influence on profitability. As to the impact of R&D on firm performance, it is found that R&D intensity has significant negative on profitability, and on productivity to a certain extent. Finally, the policy implication of these findings is discussed and concluded.