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How the Target Positioning of the S&T Innovation Platform Impacts Its Network Innovation Capability in China

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  • Gulizhaer Aisaiti

    (School of Business, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China
    College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China)

  • Qi Dong

    (School of Business, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China)

  • Ling Liang

    (School of Business Administration, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China)

  • Jiqing Xie

    (College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China)

  • Jiaping Xie

    (School of Business, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China
    College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China)

Abstract

The Scientific and Technological Innovation Platform (hereafter S&T innovation platform) accumulates rich innovation resources, co-ordinates the interest between multiple innovation subjects, promotes the sharing of innovation resources, and thus enhances the platform’s network innovation capability. Therefore, based on the perspective of the target positioning of the S&T innovation platform, this paper explores the improvement path of the platform’s network innovation capability. Through empirical research, we found that the target positioning of the S&T innovation platform helps to improve the platform’s network innovation capability. The mediating mechanism of construction logic and transformational logic enhances the S&T innovation platform’s network innovation capability. At the same time, this paper studies the influence of boundary factors, such as government guidance and market lead, on the network innovation capability of S&T innovation platforms and finds that the market lead moderating effect impacts the network innovation capability of S&T innovation platforms through commercial logic and transformational logic. The government guidance positively moderates the relationship between the target positioning of the S&T innovation platform and the commercial logic under construction logic. The moderating effect under the joint impact of market lead and government guidance enhances the network innovation capability of the S&T innovation platform using social logic and transformational logic. The novelty and uniqueness of the research are based on the innovation network theory, integrating construction logic and transformational logic, and enriching the boundary conditions to enhance the network innovation capability of the S&T innovation platform by introducing the roles of market lead and government guidance.

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  • Gulizhaer Aisaiti & Qi Dong & Ling Liang & Jiqing Xie & Jiaping Xie, 2022. "How the Target Positioning of the S&T Innovation Platform Impacts Its Network Innovation Capability in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-29, December.
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