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  • Bai Yang, Jingfeng Huang, Hongbo Zhu, Yinzhong Chen
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 83-92.

    In the era of digital economy,digital transformation has become an inevitable trajectory of enterprise development. From a supply chain perspective,the costumer digital transformation can exert substantial influences on supplier through supply chain channels. However,does the digital transformation of costumer affect the digital technological innovation of supplier? To address this question,this paper established an econometric model by matching the data among listed company on China' Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share market from 2011 to 2022. It empirically examined the spillover effects of costumer' digital transformation on supplier' digital technological innovation and its underlying mechanisms. The results indicated: (1) The digital transformation of costumer exerts a positive spillover effect on the digital technological innovation of supplier,a series of robustness tests and endogeneity discussions confirm the reliability of this conclusion;(2) The impact of customer companies' digital transformation on supplier companies' digital technological innovation is stronger when: the supplier and customer companies operate in the same industry,or the supplier companies' industry exhibits a high level of digital transformation;(3) the customer companies' digital transformation promotes supplier companies' digital technology innovation through two channels: information spillovers and supply-demand alignment. The intensity of cooperation and industry competition strength positively moderate these relationships. This study revealed the underlying mechanism of customer companies' digital transformation influencing supplier companies' digital technology innovation from a supply chain perspective,enriching the economic consequences of corporate digital transformation and providing theoretical support and decision-making references for advancing corporate digital technology innovation practices;(2) this effect is more pronounced when supplier and customer operate within the same industry or when supplier is located in highly digitized sectors;and (3) the customer digital transformation enhances supplier innovation through information spillovers and improved supply-demand alignment,with cooperative intensity and industry competition positively moderating these mechanisms. Overall,this study has elucidated the mechanisms through which customer digital transformation influences supplier digital technological innovation from a supply chain perspective. It has extended the literature on the economic consequences of enterprise digital transformation and will provide theoretical insights and policy implications for fostering digital technological innovation.

  • Rongjian Xie, Yucai Jia, Xiaohu Zhou, Guiyang Zhang
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 166-178.

    This study aims to promote the diffusion of green technological innovation,and mitigate the dual pressures of energy shortages and environmental degradation on socio-economic development. We categorized the diffusion of green technological innovation into two stages: diffusion among cluster enterprises and diffusion of green innovation products among market consumers,based on the interactive relationship between innovation subjects and demand subjects. Given the heterogeneity of the diffusion network,a three-stage game model for diffusion of green technological innovation under heterogeneous supply-demand network environments was constructed,consisting of game players,evolutionary rules,and network structures. A representative case study was chosen for numerical simulation analysis. The research showed that government incentives for dissemination of green technological innovation among cluster enterprises and adoption of green products by consumers are notably affected by the cluster's organizational structure and the number of green innovative enterprises,respectively. Furthermore,the impact of these incentives diminishes as their scale increases,reflecting the principle of diminishing marginal returns. Compared to peripheral enterprises,core enterprises are more heavily influenced by the cluster's green innovation organizational structure when deciding to adopt green technology,and they demonstrate greater sensitivity to government subsidies and the maturity of green technology. Market demand for green products follows the principle of price competition,meaning that lowering prices can stimulate their adoption. Furthermore,technological maturity and environmental benefits of green products are key factors influencing their adoption. The stability of the green technology dissemination process is affected by the network structure of the dissemination group. Lowering research and development costs or product prices can effectively enhance this stability. The research findings have identified stable conditions favorable to the diffusion of green technological innovation and defined optimal government subsidy boundaries under specific conditions,and they will provide theoretical and practical guidance for enhancing diffusion efficiency.

  • Chao Feng, Shiqun Ma
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 199-208.

    The patent pledge financing policy is an important path to help enterprises to alleviate difficulties,which is of far-reaching significance for enterprises to optimize their asset structure and achieve high-quality development. However,there is a lack of research on the impact of patent pledge financing policies on the dynamic adjustment of corporate capital structure. This paper used a multi-period DID method to test the impact of patent pledge pilot policy on the dynamic adjustment of corporate capital structure based on the sample of China's A-share listed companies from 2001 to 2022. This paper found that the pilot policy of patent pledge can reduce the deviation of corporate capital structure. The mechanism analysis showed that the role of patent pledge pilot policy in reducing capital structure deviation is mainly achieved by alleviating financing constraints. The heterogeneity analysis showed that the reduction effect of patent pledge pilot policy on the deviation of corporate capital structure is more obvious in enterprises with non-state-owned nature,smaller scale and higher level of industry competition. From the perspective of adjustment speed,the patent pledge pilot policy can improve the speed of corporate capital structure adjustment;and after distinguishing the adjustment direction,it was found that the patent pledge pilot policy can not only improve the upward adjustment speed of corporate capital structure,but also improve the downward adjustment speed of corporate capital structure. From the perspective of adjustment methods,the patent pledge pilot policy mainly improves the speed of corporate capital structure adjustment through debt financing. This study will not only enrich the related research on the influencing factors of dynamic adjustment of enterprise capital structure and the economic effect of patent pledge policy,but also provide decision-making reference for further execution of the pilot work of patent pledge and optimization of the financing structure of enterprises.

  • Wenhui Zhou, Yu Bai, Yifang Zhou, Xiaohong Chen
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 1-12.

    The effective response to the paradoxical and unified contradictions in enterprise digital innovation is not only the premise for comprehensive realization of digital innovation but also an important issue for the development of new quality productive forces driven by digital innovation. However,the academic community currently lacks a systematic review of this knowledge framework. This paper adopted a bibliometric and systematic review method,by screening 108 relevant papers from high-level domestic and international journals to organize the enterprise digital innovation paradox. It constructed a research framework of "concept classification-causes-performance-response mechanisms". The main conclusions are as follows: first,the concept of enterprise digital innovation paradox is defined,forming a three-dimensional classification system of digital technology innovation paradox,digital market innovation paradox,and digital organizational innovation paradox;second,the causes and manifestations of enterprise digital innovation paradox are summarized in the technical,market,and organizational levels;and third,19 mechanisms for coping with digital innovation paradoxes are summarized from seven theoretical perspectives: dynamic capabilities,modularity,optimal differentiation,institutional logic,data ethics,paradoxical leadership,and organizational ambidexterity. Finally,the paper has further proposed potential paradoxical issues that may arise in the future,aiming to provide a detailed theoretical basis and analytical tools for subsequent research.

  • Jingyu Yang, Fengbin Wang, Aoyi Liu
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 63-71.

    Spin-off,as an organizational change process in which parent company derive startups,is a long-term and holistic development strategy for incumbents. In today's dynamic and complex environment,whether incumbents can achieve innovation ambidexterity through spin-off is the key to ensuring their survival and sustainable development. Based on the "opportunity-motivation-ability" theoretical framework,this paper applied the QCA method to unveil the paths for incumbents to achieve innovation ambidexterity in the spin-off process. It was found that the six factors influencing the achievement of innovation ambidexterity of incumbents are the conjoint effects among six antecedents including policy and market opportunities,motivations of diversification strategy and organizational change,and abilities of resource acquisition and networking. Among these conditions,the strength of incumbents' abilities is the core condition for achieving innovation ambidexterity. When this condition is combined with other related conditions,there emerges the three paths for incumbents to achieve the one goal: innovation ambidexterity. One is the path with multiple equilibrium,in which incumbents actively lay out and fully utilize their abilities in the face of abundant external market opportunities. The second is the ability-driven path,in which incumbents rely on their strong ability endowments when the external opportunities are scarce. And the third is the opportunity-seizing path,in which incumbents seize opportunities by focusing on their main business and utilizing their own abilities when both policy and market opportunities are abundant. However,when the incumbents have weak abilities,even if they have strong motivations for diversification strategy and organizational change,or even if they are in a situation with abundant opportunities,they fail to achieve innovation ambidexterity mainly because of limited abilities. By clarifying the antecedents and their combined effects that affect incumbents to achieve innovation ambidexterity,this paper will provide useful reference and path guidance for undertaking corporate spin-off development.

  • Lanhua Li, Zhenzhen Chen, Can Huang, Liying Wang, Wenxin Xie
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 189-198.

    Open-source projects,particularly those in the domain of artificial intelligence,have become vital carriers for firms to achieve digital technological breakthroughs. Yet,how to choose an appropriate license that can ensure the sustainable development of open-source projects remains an unsettled question. Based on a sample of 2,536,526 open-source projects from GitHub,this study constructed a theoretical model of the differential impacts of open-source license on the sustainability of open-source projects in the context of technological complexity and empirically tested it by using the negative binomial regression method. The results showed that: (1) the adoption of open-source license has a significant positive effect on the sustainable development of open-source projects,manifested as increases in user interest and development activeness;(2) compared to restrictive license,permissive license can promote the sustainable development of open-source projects to a larger extent;(3) the license with patent grant clause has a stronger promoting effect on the sustainable development of projects than that without such a clause;and (4) technological complexity positively moderates the relationship between open-source license and the sustainability of open-source projects. This study has revealed the boundary conditions under which open-source license affects the sustainable development of open-source projects,thus helping firms improve governance mechanisms of open-source projects oriented towards complex digital technologies and offering insights for building a sustainable and prosperous open-source ecosystem.

  • Chao Zhang, Jinlian Luo, Xianglu Wang, Yuming Wang
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 54-62.

    New digital empowerment ventures and their digital innovation activities are crucial for the integration of digital and physical realms and the development of new quality productive forces. However,due to the disadvantages of start-ups and the complexity of the digital innovation process,the outcomes of digital innovation in new digital empowerment ventures are often highly uncertain. Lean startup,as a crucial strategic approach to managing uncertainty,plays a significant role in optimizing the structure of new digital-enabled ventures and improving digital innovation performance. Based on the "strategy-structure-performance" paradigm,this study constructed a relational model between lean startup,modular architecture (including modular product architecture and modular organizational architecture),and digital innovation performance of new digital empowerment ventures. By conducting the hierarchical regression and bootstrap analysis of the data collected from 267 new digital empowerment ventures,the study found the following results: (1) Lean startup has a strong positive effect on the digital innovation performance of new digital empowerment ventures;(2) Modular product architecture and modular organizational architecture respectively play a mediating role in the relationship between lean startup and digital innovation performance of new digital empowerment ventures;and (3) Modular product architecture and modular organizational architecture act as a chain mediator between lean startup and digital innovation performance of new digital empowerment ventures. This study has clarified the mechanism by which lean startup influences the digital innovation performance of new digital empowerment ventures,thereby extending the research on lean startup and digital innovation. Additionally,it will provide theoretical basis and decision-making reference for the integration of digital economy and physical economy in China.

  • Liyi Zhao, Yuxuan Dong, Jing Ge, Baoshan Ge
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 106-116.

    With the intensification of global competition in S&T,there are a lot of breakpoints,blocking points and pain points in China's industrial chain,and the problem of low domestic substitution rate of key links is becoming increasingly prominent. It has become a topic of common concern in both academia and practice how to promote the SRDI enterprises with "unique skills" in the segmentation field to embed quickly into the industrial chain and realize their high-quality growth while empowering the industrial chain. Based on the theories of resource orchestration and enterprise growth,and from the perspective of two-way empowerment of the industry chain,this paper made a dual case study of two SRDI enterprises,and used the grounded theory and Nvivo software to encode the case data,aiming at exploring the internal mechanism of spiral high-quality growth of the SRDI enterprises. The research showed that the process of high-quality growth of SRDI enterprises includes three stages: precise positioning,high coupling and related expansion. In each stage,the complementing chain mechanism and strengthening chain mechanism co-evolve from the perspective of industrial chain empowerment,forming a spiral high-quality growth path that rises both horizontally and vertically,and they are interlocking link by link and progressing step by step. In order to achieve high-quality growth in terms of both "quality" and "quantity",enterprises need to deploy all dimensions of resource orchestration at each stage. Generally speaking,the importance of resource structuring is very high at all stages,and the importance of turning resources into capability and resource leveraging is gradually improved with the evolution of stages. This paper has not only deepened theoretically the research on the high-quality growth of enterprises in the context of China,but also considered the relationship between complementing chain mechanism and strengthening chain mechanism,and expanded the applicable context and boundary of industrial chain empowerment in the new situation. The research conclusion will have certain reference value for the SRDI enterprises to play a key role in the industrial chain.

  • Lixiang Guo, Shujing Yue, Xinhe Zhang
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 34-43.

    Promoting the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries ("integration of two industries") is a crucial pathway to enhance the core competitiveness of the manufacturing sector,accelerate the formation of new quality productive forces,and achieve Chinese-style modernization. Data openness provides a new opportunity for this endeavor. Based on the data from Chinese cities spanning 2006 to 2020,this paper constructed a quasi-natural experiment using the launch of local government public data platforms,and employed the multi-period difference-in-differences models and mediation effect models to empirically test the impact and mechanisms of data openness on the "integration of two industries". The study found that: (1) Data openness significantly promotes the "integration of two industries";(2) The heterogeneity analysis indicated that the promoting effect of data openness on the "integration of two industries" is more pronounced in cities located southeast of the Hu Huanyong Line,cities with lower administrative levels,and cities with favorable business environments;and (3) The mechanism analysis revealed that data openness helps reduce transaction costs,enhance intellectual property protection,and accelerate the digital transformation of both manufacturing and service industries,thereby empowering the "integration of two industries". This study will provide theoretical and empirical support for how data openness can empower the "integration of two industries" and offer policy recommendations for promoting the integration of the two industries,creating new manufacturing,new services,and new business models,and advancing Chinese-style modernization.

  • Mobing Jiang, Ying Li, Xiaohui Xu
    Science Research Management. 2026, 47(3): 128-136.

    The entry of technology enterprises serves as the innovation engine for achieving high-quality economic development. Utilizing a dataset that matches the registration information of industrial and commercial enterprises with 283 prefecture-level cities from 2004 to 2018,this paper adopted the establishment of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee as a quasi-natural experiment,and used the machine learning method to identify the impact of unified market construction on the entry of technology enterprises. The results showed that the construction of a unified market significantly stimulates the increase in the number of technology enterprises and the enhancement of their scale,and the above promotion effect is particularly pronounced in samples characterized by smaller city size,higher financial constraints and weaker government innovation support. The mechanism analysis revealed that the construction of a unified market facilitates the entry of technology enterprises through the effects of talent agglomeration,technology agglomeration,and venture capital agglomeration. Further research uncovered that,in comparison with core cities,the construction of a unified market has a stronger effect on the number and scale of technology enterprises entering peripheral cities,thereby contributing to regional balanced development. The above findings have not only provided a novel perspective for understanding the economic effects of unified national market construction,but also provided insights for the in-depth promotion of unified national market construction and the formulation of policies aimed at regional balanced development.