The impact of policy-making on innovation performance in industrial clusters:An empirical research on Science Parks in china

Abstract

Abstract: With the requirement of endogenous innovation, the impact of the policy-making on the firm's innovation activities in the clusters is investigated, and then the innovation performance among different sized firms in different clusters is comparatively analyzed. Several clusters in different regions of China are investigated, and the result shows that small firms have higher innovation level than that for those larger firms in the cluster; The firms in Software Industry Park have higher innovation level than that for the firms in other clusters; the direct policy support from local government could not improve the innovation performance of the firms in the cluster, however its indirect regulations, such as keeping a good competitive environment, improving the attractiveness of the cluster region, enhancing its information service, would make the firms easier to improve the technical and innovative competence in the cluster. At the last, the policy implication and suggestion, as well as the research limitation and future direction of the research are given.

Key words: industrial cluster, policy-making, innovation performance

CLC Number:

F425

Zhao Jianbo, Yang Zhenning, Wang Yihua. The impact of policy-making on innovation performance in industrial clusters:An empirical research on Science Parks in china[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, 33(2): 11-17,78.

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