The Impacts of Production Linkages On Cross-Regional Collaborative Innovations: The Role of Inter-Regional Network Capital
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2021
School
Management
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether and how different types of cross-regional production linkages promote cross-regional collaborative innovations. Based on the econometric analysis of a Chinese patent database, we found that inter-regional production linkages indeed can facilitate inter-regional collaborative research and development (R&D). The results further indicated that 1) the linkages of intermediate inputs and capital goods can promote inter-regional collaborative innovations; 2) inter-regional network capital positively mediates the relationship between the linkages of capital goods and the inter-regional collaborative innovations; and 3) the linkage among capital goods, network capital, and collaborative innovation is stronger when the regional pairs have higher Similarity of the economic development level.
Publication Title
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Volume
170
Recommended Citation
Yang, R.,
Che, T.,
Lai, F.
(2021). The Impacts of Production Linkages On Cross-Regional Collaborative Innovations: The Role of Inter-Regional Network Capital. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 170.
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