Using C-D function and path analysis to study Chinese energy enterprises´ technological innovation—A case of research instruction in management statistics

The research instruction can be useful to improve the teaching of management statistics. A typical case is illustrated in this paper. The case uses C-D function to study the technological in Chinese energy enterprises, proves that the technological innovation is a process of inputting labor and capital to obtain certain output, reveals that Chinese energy enterprises have not steeped into the era of knowledge economy and shows that market demand has become a major source of the technological innovation.