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Transnational knowledge transfer or indigenous knowledge transfer: which channel has more benefits for China's high-tech enterprises?

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  • Ping Deng
  • Hao Lu

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Purpose - This paper compares four external technology acquisition channels' (foreign technology transfer, exporting, inter-industry R&D spillover and domestic technology transfer) contributions to Chinese high-tech enterprises' innovation in the moderating role of absorptive capacity (AC). Design/methodology/approach - Using technological catch-up theory and China Statistics Yearbook on High Technology Industry, this research investigates 16 Chinese high-tech industries from 2004 to 2015 via negative binomial regression. Findings - The results show that indigenous knowledge transfer improves foreign-funded enterprises' (FFEs) innovation, while transnational knowledge transfer is the main channel for state-owned enterprises' (SOEs) technology acquisition. AC strengthens the positive relationship between transnational knowledge transfer and innovation in SOEs and improves FFEs' innovation and exported tacit knowledge absorption. Originality/value - This study contributes to the literature on external technology acquisition (ETA) and innovation by examining the different mechanism of ETA instead of isolated strategy considering the AC and ownership structure of Chinese high-tech enterprises, which enrich the technological catch-up theory.

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  • Ping Deng & Hao Lu, 2021. "Transnational knowledge transfer or indigenous knowledge transfer: which channel has more benefits for China's high-tech enterprises?," European Journal of Innovation Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 25(2), pages 433-453, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejimpp:ejim-07-2020-0269
    DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-07-2020-0269
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