Science Research Management ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 23-34.DOI: 10.19571/j.cnki.1000-2995.2025.05.003

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Research on the configurations for the development of new quality productive forces driven by technological innovation in strategic emerging industries

Tian Qingfeng1, Yi Lei2   

  1. 1. School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi′an 710072, Shaanxi, China;
    2. School of Management, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710049, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2024-03-29 Revised:2025-02-25 Online:2025-05-20 Published:2025-05-12

Abstract:     Cultivating new quality productive forces serves as an inherent requirement and central focus in driving premium-grade societal progress. Technological innovation in strategic emerging industries plays a significant role in driving the development of new quality productive forces. However, existing literature remains insufficient in exploring the specific driving mechanisms. Based on the TOE (Technology-Organization-Environment) framework, this study employed the NCA (Necessary Condition Analysis) and dynamic QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) methods to analyze the panel data from 30 provincial-level regions in China from 2011 to 2021, investigating the configurational pathways of new quality productive forces formed through the interaction of technological, organizational and environmental factors of technological innovation in strategic emerging industries. The research findings revealed that: First, the single factor of technological innovation is insufficient to constitute necessary conditions for driving the development of new quality productive forces; Second, there are three configurational pathways have been identified for realizing high-level development of new quality productive forces: the technology-intellectual property protection synergy model, the technology-organization dual synergy model, and the technology-organization-environment multiple synergy model, with technological elements consistently serving as core conditions across all pathways; Third, the configurational pathways driving the development of new quality productive forces exhibit certain spatiotemporal variation patterns. Temporally, multiple pathways demonstrate sequential stability with gradually increasing explanatory power; Spatially, the within-group coverage of some pathways shows regional variations. The conclusions of this study will contribute to deepening the understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying the formation pathways of new quality productive forces in China, and provide theoretical foundations and practical guidance for developing new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions.

Key words: new quality productive force, strategic emerging industry, technological innovation, TOE theory, dynamic QCA