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R&D Catalyst: Can enterprises’ attention to digital technologies propel R&D propensity in Chinese enterprises

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  • Liu, Jianjun
  • Liang, Dapeng

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This study investigates how enterprises' attention to digital technologies affects their R&D propensity. It employs text analysis to perform sentiment analysis on the sentences related to R&D in corporate annual reports, and constructs an R&D propensity indicator using the Janis-Fadner coefficient. Grounded in endogenous growth theory, the study further develops a theoretical model of the impact of enterprises’ attention to digital technologies on R&D propensity. Empirically, it applies a multidimensional fixed-effects model and finds that enterprises’ attention to digital technologies significantly enhances R&D propensity. From an information asymmetry perspective, the results show that analyst attention positively moderates this effect, while corporate financing constraints have a negative moderating impact. The study provides new evidence on how digital technology attention boosts R&D propensity and positively influences long-term R&D strategy.

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  • Liu, Jianjun & Liang, Dapeng, 2026. "R&D Catalyst: Can enterprises’ attention to digital technologies propel R&D propensity in Chinese enterprises," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:87:y:2026:i:c:s0160791x26001892
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103400
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