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Changes in technological innovation efficiency and influencing factors of listed textile and apparel companies research——Based on three-stage DEA with Tobit modeling

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  • Guang Chen
  • Fei Chen

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The key to high-quality development in the textile and apparel industry lies in enhancing technological innovation and optimizing the efficiency of technological innovation. Based on data from 60 A-share listed companies in the textile and apparel sector in China from 2013 to 2022, this study employs a three-stage DEA model and the Malmquist index model to measure changes in technological innovation efficiency from static and dynamic perspectives. Additionally, it uses a Tobit model to analyze the impact and mechanisms of management and financial factors on technological innovation efficiency. The results indicate that: (1) Compared to the manufacturing industry and its sub-sectors, the overall technological innovation efficiency of listed textile and apparel companies was relatively low and showed a declining trend between 2013 and 2022; (2) Over the decade, the average total factor productivity of these listed companies increased by 1.7%, exhibiting a "W" shaped fluctuation, with technological progress, pure technical efficiency, and scale efficiency all showing weak improvement; (3) Management and financial factors significantly influence technological innovation efficiency. Specifically, employee quality, profitability, and operational capability are positively correlated with technological innovation efficiency and have long-term effectiveness, while firm age, management costs, equity concentration, development ability, and debt repayment capacity are negatively correlated with technological innovation efficiency; (4) Different types of enterprises show differences in the significance of management factors, while whether the same person holds both managerial positions significantly affects financial factors.

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  • Guang Chen & Fei Chen, 2024. "Changes in technological innovation efficiency and influencing factors of listed textile and apparel companies research——Based on three-stage DEA with Tobit modeling," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(8), pages 1-30, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0307820
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307820
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