Theoretical Research on the Influencing Factors of Collaborative Innovation in the Coal Industry: Based on the Collaborative Innovation in China’s Coal Industry

Abstract

Purpose - Based on the importance of collaborative innovation in solving existing problems in the Chinese coal industry, this study mainly studies the categories of influencing factors of collaborative innovation in the Chinese coal industry.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - Due to the deep vertical intersection and extensive horizontal correlation of existing problems in the Chinese coal industry, collaborative innovation in the Chinese coal industry requires the use of a ““full factor”” collaborative innovation method. This study mainly comprehensively sorts out and analyzes the categories of influencing factors that affect collaborative innovation in the Chinese coal industry from a theoretical perspective. Based on this, a “pyramid spiral” operational process model for all-factor collaborative innovation in ’China’s coal industry has been constructed.
 Findings - Through theoretical analysis and model construction, this paper finds that the influencing factors of collaborative innovation in ’China’s coal industry are mainly divided into objective resource factors, subjective willingness factors, mode selection factors, and operational mechanism factors. Objective resource factors include research personnel, research funds, research facilities, research policies, and achievement transformation channels; Subjective willingness factors include research environment, resource complementarity, interest-driven, value orientation, etc; The factors for mode selection include the characteristics of scientific research projects, the level of research participants, etc; And the operational mechanism factors include team formation mechanism, mode selection mechanism, knowledge sharing mechanism, and achievement evaluation mechanism.
 Research Implications - This study lays a the oretical foundation for empirical research on the mechanism of the influencing factors of collaborative innovation in the Chinese coal industry. Also, it provides reference for constructing the operational mechanism of collaborative innovation in the Chinese coal industry.