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Unity for longevity: Corporate collaboration culture and global innovation network integration

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  • He, Yu
  • Jiang, Xiaomin
  • Li, Tao
  • Wei, Ran

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This study investigates the impact of corporate collaboration culture on firms' integration into global innovation networks. Using the number of firms' cross-border co-patents to measure global innovation integration, we find that the collaboration culture positively affects it. The positive effects are more pronounced for firms with lower risk-taking and higher information transparency. Moreover, the collaboration culture encourages firms to disclose more innovation-related information. These results reveal that the collaboration culture facilitates integration into global innovation networks by compensating for insufficient risk-taking and enhancing information transparency. Further analyses show that the collaboration culture improves the quality of cross-border co-patents. Strategically, firms prioritize co-patents related to the digital economy and green energy. The cooperation typically follows the pattern of Chinese applicants with foreign inventors. Taken together, these results underscore that corporate unity catalyzes longevity, enabling firms to achieve competitive endurance through integration into global innovation ecosystems.

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  • He, Yu & Jiang, Xiaomin & Li, Tao & Wei, Ran, 2026. "Unity for longevity: Corporate collaboration culture and global innovation network integration," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chieco:v:99:y:2026:i:c:s1043951x26000817
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2026.102731
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    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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