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The impact of knowledge transfer performance on the artificial intelligence industry innovation network: An empirical study of Chinese firms

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  • Guofeng Shi
  • Zhiyun Ma
  • Jiao Feng
  • Fujin Zhu
  • Xu Bai
  • Bingxiu Gui

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As a core driving force of the most recent round of industrial transformation, artificial intelligence has triggered significant changes in the world economic structure, profoundly changed our life and way of thinking, and achieved an overall leap in social productivity. This paper aims to examine the effect of knowledge transfer performance on the artificial intelligence industry innovation network and the path artificial intelligence enterprises can take to promote sustainable development through knowledge transfer in the above context. First, we construct a theoretical hypothesis and conceptual model of the innovation network knowledge transfer mechanism within the artificial intelligence industry. Then, we collect data from questionnaires distributed to Chinese artificial intelligence enterprises that participate in the innovation network. Moreover, we empirically analyze the impact of innovation network characteristics, organizational distance, knowledge transfer characteristics, and knowledge receiver characteristics on knowledge transfer performance and verify the hypotheses proposed in the conceptual model. The results indicate that innovation network centrality and organizational culture distance have a significant effect on knowledge transfer performance, with influencing factors including network scale, implicit knowledge transfer, receiver’s willingness to receive, and receiver’s capacity to absorb knowledge. For sustainable knowledge transfer performance on promoting Chinese artificial intelligence enterprises innovation, this paper finally delivers valuable insights and suggestions.

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  • Guofeng Shi & Zhiyun Ma & Jiao Feng & Fujin Zhu & Xu Bai & Bingxiu Gui, 2020. "The impact of knowledge transfer performance on the artificial intelligence industry innovation network: An empirical study of Chinese firms," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-22, May.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232658
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