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Research on Innovation Catering Behavior and Its Economic Consequences—An Empirical Analysis Based on Threshold Regression Model

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  • Yue Zhu

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    College of Economics and Management, Huaiyin Normal University, 71 Jiaotong Avenue, Huaian 223300, China)

  • Ziyuan Sun

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Ling Wang

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Xiaoping Wang

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Lu Zhang

    (School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop the subjective initiative and enhance the sense of independent innovation in the process of high-tech enterprises, so as to guarantee the sustainable development of innovation ability. Based on the relevant data of high-tech enterprises from 2012 to 2017, a threshold regression model was established to study the existence of innovative “incentive” catering behaviors in the process of identifying high-tech enterprises. First, the empirical test results support the hypothesis of innovative “incentives” catering behavior, identified by high-tech enterprises, with a threshold of 0.0370. The empirical results show that the one-size-fits-all objective identification standard will indeed encourage some companies to adopt catering behaviors. Next, the paper verifies that high-tech companies that do not adopt “incentive” catering behaviors will have higher innovation efficiencies. Moreover, the R&D investment and R&D subsidy of high-tech enterprises without catering behaviors will be higher. Finally, through a stepwise regression test, it was found that R&D investment and R&D subsidies play an intermediary role in the relationship between innovation “incentives” catering behavior and corporate innovation efficiency. High-tech enterprises affect the innovation efficiency of enterprises through the transmission mechanism of R&D investment and R&D subsidies.

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  • Yue Zhu & Ziyuan Sun & Ling Wang & Xiaoping Wang & Lu Zhang, 2020. "Research on Innovation Catering Behavior and Its Economic Consequences—An Empirical Analysis Based on Threshold Regression Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-15, October.
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