Science Research Management ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 112-121.DOI: 10.19571/j.cnki.1000-2995.2025.05.012

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National enterprise technology center accreditation and "bottleneck" technology innovation

Yao Hailin1, Wang Wenqiang1, Zeng Huixiang1, Geng Hongjun1,2   

  1. 1. School of Business, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China;
    2. Institute of Public Affairs, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2023-09-23 Revised:2024-12-30 Online:2025-05-20 Published:2025-05-12
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Abstract:    The accreditation policy for National Enterprise Technology Centers is an important initiative to enhance the autonomous innovation capabilities of enterprises during the critical period of the current technological revolution and great power competition. It provides feasible solutions for advancing innovation in "bottleneck" technologies. However, few studies have comprehensively revealed the impact of this accreditation policy on enterprises′ innovation in "bottleneck" technologies. Based on the theory of technological innovation system, this paper selected the data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2021 and employed a multi-period DID model to empirically test the impact of the accreditation policy for National Enterprise Technology Centers on "bottleneck" technology innovation in enterprises. The results indicated that the accreditation policy significantly positively influences "bottleneck" technology innovation. This conclusion holds even after considering endogeneity issues and robustness tests. The mechanism analysis showed that the accreditation policy primarily promotes "bottleneck" technology innovation through supplementary innovation funding, talent introduction and cultivation, network interaction, alleviating R&D uncertainties, and intellectual property protection. Furthermore, the policy also has a technology spillover effect, enhancing "bottleneck" technology innovation in other non-recognized enterprises. The heterogeneity analysis revealed that the policy′s impact is more significant when the enterprise is state-owned, located in first- or second-tier cities, belongs to emerging industries, and when the technology center is rated as excellent. However, it also reflected potential issues with the policy in guiding innovation breakthroughs in mature industries and private enterprises. This study has affirmed the positive impact of the National Enterprise Technology Centers accreditation policy on "bottleneck" technology innovation in enterprises, expanded the antecedent research on "bottleneck" technology innovation, broadened the applicability of the technological innovation system theory in the Chinese context, and it will provide a theoretical basis for the government to effectively guide "bottleneck" technology innovation at the practical level.

Key words: national enterprise technology center accreditation policy, "bottleneck" technology innovation, multi-period DID model