Science Research Management ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 109-117.

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An empirical analysis on the coupling of regional industry innovation and industry upgrading:A case of the Pearl River Delta Region

Xu Ye, Tao Changqi, Ding Hui   

  1. School of Information technology, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
  • Received:2013-07-31 Revised:2014-10-17 Online:2015-04-25 Published:2015-04-18

Abstract: With the help of coupling defined in physics, this paper systematically analyzed the coupling mechanism between regional industrial innovation and industrial upgrading, established an evaluation system and a coupling model of regional industrial innovation and industrial upgrading, and made an empirical analysis through the model of coupling of China's Pearl River Delta region during 2003-2011. This study found out that there exists a coupling relationship of elements, organizational structure and institution between industrial innovation and industrial upgrading. The empirical results show that the coupling correlation and the coupling coordination of industry innovation and industry upgrading of the Pearl River Delta region are in a low-level, but since 2003, they have been rising slowly, and there is much room for improvement in the future.

Key words: regional industrial innovation system, industrial upgrading, coupling, Pearl River Delta region

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