Analysis of Technical Innovation Capability for Eight Economic Regions in China

Author

Guohong, Chen ; Ying, Jiang

Author_Institution

Manage. Coll., Shenyang Normal Univ., Shenyang, China

Volume

4

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

59

Abstract

Technological innovation capability of industrial enterprises in eight economic regions in China, based on panel data between 1999 and 2006, was investigated by using the decomposing model of Malmquist productivity index. In addition, convergence of technological innovation capability was also analyzed with the same model. It was concluded that technological innovation capability of industrial enterprise is strong in Circumlittoral Region, however, technological innovation capability was found to be weak in Yangtze River downstream and Yellow River regions. It was noticed that the development of technological innovation capability of coastal regions is in "growth" mode, whereas in Northeast and western regions is in "catch-up" mode. With technology diffusion and adoption of best practices across these regions, technological innovation capability of industrial enterprise demonstrated a remarkable convergence in China.

Keywords

economic indicators; industrial economics; innovation management; organisational aspects; China; Malmquist productivity index; Yangtze River region; Yellow River region; catch-up mode; circumlittoral region; coastal region; economic region; growth mode; industrial enterprise; northeast region; technical innovation capability; technology adoption; technology diffusion; western region; Convergence Introduction; DEA; Malmquist Productivity Index; Technological innovation capability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering (ICIII), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kunming

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8829-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIII.2010.492

Filename

5694847