Study on the influence of error tolerance mechanism on entrepreneurial orientation of state-owned fnterprises: Empirical evidence based on word embedding method

Jia Yingya, Yue Shuping, Yu Xiaoyu, Zheng Lijian, Li Bolun

Science Research Management ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8) : 76-85.

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Science Research Management ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8) : 76-85. DOI: 10.19571/j.cnki.1000-2995.2026.08.008  CSTR: 32148.14.kygl.2026.08.008

Study on the influence of error tolerance mechanism on entrepreneurial orientation of state-owned fnterprises: Empirical evidence based on word embedding method

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The error tolerance mechanism, as a distinctive institutional innovation in China, provides a robust institutional guarantee for fostering entrepreneurial spirit in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Drawing on the process view of error management, this study conceptualizes the error tolerance mechanism into three dimensions:trial-and-error, error tolerance, and error correction. Utilizing large-scale textual data from media reports on 1, 574 SOEs, we constructed an error tolerance mechanism lexicon using word embedding techniques and calculated corresponding scores. Furthermore, the study explores the impact of the error tolerance mechanism on the entrepreneurial orientation of SOEs and its boundary conditions. The findings are as follows:(1) As an important organizational resource that provides legitimacy for innovation and entrepreneurship, the error tolerance mechanism has a significant positive impact on the entrepreneurial orientation of SOEs by creating a relaxed institutional environment and an error-tolerant atmosphere; (2) Among the three dimensions of error tolerance mechanism, compared with trial-and-error and error tolerance, error correction, as the most in-depth stage of the error tolerance mechanism, transforms the experience of mistakes into an engine that guides subsequent entrepreneurial activities, possessing greater value and scarcity. Therefore, its positive effect on the entrepreneurial orientation is more significant; (3) The management's shareholding ratio and CEO duality positively moderate the relationship between the error tolerance mechanism and the entrepreneurial orientation of SOEs, indicating that the optimization of the corporate governance structure can enhance the effect of the error tolerance mechanism and make it more effectively promote the entrepreneurial orientation. This study delves deeply into the theoretical connotation of the error tolerance mechanism and extends its application from the innovation domain to the entrepreneurial domain in SOEs, enriching both the theory and practice of China's innovation-driven institutional construction and providing practical guidance for the innovation and entrepreneurship management and policy formulation of SOEs.

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error tolerance mechanism / entrepreneurial orientation / state-owned enterprise / word embedding method / Chinese-style innovation

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Jia Yingya , Yue Shuping , Yu Xiaoyu , et al . Study on the influence of error tolerance mechanism on entrepreneurial orientation of state-owned fnterprises: Empirical evidence based on word embedding method[J]. Science Research Management. 2026, 47(8): 76-85 https://doi.org/10.19571/j.cnki.1000-2995.2026.08.008

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