Science Research Management ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 77-83.

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The characteristic and dynamic capability development of regional technology incubation networks based on polycentric governance

Li Zhenhua, Zhao Liming   

  1. School of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:2012-08-21 Revised:2013-08-06 Online:2014-06-25 Published:2014-06-23

Abstract: With the establishment of regional technology incubation associations one after another in our country, the governance pattern of regional technology incubation networks changed from the "regional government-incubator" pattern to the polycentric "regional government - regional incubation association-incubator" pattern. Based on polycentric governance theory, this paper investigates the characteristics of the polycentric governance regional technology incubation networks and put forwards the dynamical capabilities of the networks. The conclusion indicates: (1) polycentric governance changed the network agents' function and changed the networks' structure, made regional governments become peripheral supporting agents, and strengthened the integration and management capabilities of regional technology incubation associations on incubators and other agents. With polycentric governance the network structure has such characteristics that three layers nest closely, ontic and virtual networks coexist and different network layers interact closely with each other;(2)the regional technology incubation networks that take the regional technology incubation associations as the core should enhance four kinds of dynamic capabilities, including network vision capability, network constructing capability, relationships coordination capability and relationship combination management capability.

Key words: regional technology incubation network, polycentric governance, technology incubator association, dynamic capability

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