Technology choice, input intensity, and enterprise innovation performance

Abstract

Abstract: Whether more advanced technology choice is better for enterprise innovation? Whether stronger input intensity is better for enterprise innovation? Based on the theoretical framework of appropriate technology, some exploratory research on these issues is carried out by using a large sample data of Chinese domestic enterprises in the manufacturing sector. Through empirical test, it is found that (1) under the control of the input intensity in enterprise innovation, there is also an inverted "U"-shaped relationship between the level of innovative technology and innovation performance; (2) under the control of the technical level of enterprise innovation, there is also an inverted "U"-shaped relationship between the input intensity in enterprise innovation and innovation performance. Therefore, over emphasis on the advance ness of technology and the high intensity of innovation input does not conduce to the improvement of innovation performance. Entrepreneurial innovation activity must follow a comparative advantage strategy to maximize the innovation performance through the promotion of the self-generated ability.

Key words: technology choice, appropriate technology, input intensity, innovation performance

CLC Number:

F403.7

Kang Zhiyong. Technology choice, input intensity, and enterprise innovation performance[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (6): 42-49.

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