Industrial Path Research Articles

(Un)linking industrial path development and development outcomes through asset mobilisation: the decline of the territorial embeddedness of labour in mining regions

ABSTRACT New industrial paths do not necessarily translate into regional economic development. This article investigates how the nature of asset mobilisation for path development affects the way new industries generate developmental outcomes. We analyse how a changing human capital mobilisation in the mining service supplier industry in Antofagasta (Chile) affected regional development opportunities. The declining territorial embeddedness of mining-related workers through long-distance commuting weakened mechanisms that translate path development into regional economic development. The study highlights the value of a multi-scalar focus on asset mobilisation processes to improve our understanding of what kind of regional development is generated by new paths.

Study on Development Suggestions for the Key Parts Industry Chain of China's New Energy Vehicles

The development of new energy vehicles is the inevitable path for China's automotive industry to transition from being a large player to a powerful one. This article focuses on analyzing the current development status of China's automotive industry, particularly in the realm of new energy vehicles. It examines the domestic market situation and export competition landscape of new energy vehicles, further evaluating the current status of the new energy vehicle industry chain, technological situation, enterprise competition landscape, and the regional distribution pattern of core components. Finally, based on the problems existing in the development of the new energy vehicle industry chain, it puts forward targeted development suggestions.

Employee-centered Industry 5.0 - Case analysis of Haier

How green digital intelligence and ecology promote enterprises to transform into industry 5.0 has attracted the attention of the industry and academia. Still, its internal driving mechanism at the micro level has not been clarified. Based on the perspective of enterprise dynamic capability and resource allocation, this paper studies the “path-process-capability” logical scheme of Industry 5.0 restructuring value chain. Firstly, the multi-case configuration analysis is carried out through focused stepwise quantitative case analysis to explore the resource collaboration path of Industry 5.0 transformation. Then, the process of digital intelligence and ecological reconstruction of the value chain is studied longitudinally for a single case, and the stage characteristics of green digital intelligence and ecology driving the Industrial 5.0 transformation of manufacturing enterprises are studied by combining the time series interval method and the critical event method. The process mechanism of digital intelligence and Industry 5.0 key capabilities are found. Aimed at the path problem of green digital intelligence and ecological reconstruction of the manufacturing value chain, based on multi-case statistical analysis and single-case in-depth analysis, the reconstruction mechanism and scheme of manufacturing ecological value chain were obtained. The research findings are as follows: firstly, four configuration forms of digital intelligence and ecological resource allocation are identified, and the rational allocation of resources is realized through the collaborative effect of resources. Secondly, the ecological process of green digital intelligence of manufacturing enterprises is based on the process of “standardization - online - integration - intelligence - ecological - Industry 5.0”, and the key technologies of each stage are identified. Third, in the transformation process of Industry 5.0, three key capabilities of enterprise digital production, digital drive, and ecological economy are constructed and data-led to promote the transformation and development of enterprise intelligent services and leverage the new business form of digital ecology.

Driving Factors in Carbon Emission Reduction in Prefabricated Building Supply Chains Based on Structural Equation Modelling

As one of the development paths of construction industrialization, prefabricated buildings (PBs) are an important means for China’s construction industry to achieve the “double carbon” goal. To better leverage the energy-saving and emission-reduction benefits of prefabricated buildings, we have analyzed the driving factors and driving paths of carbon emission reduction in prefabricated buildings from the perspective of the supply chain. The carbon emission-reduction driving index system of prefabricated building supply chains (PBSCs) was constructed through the literature review method and the questionnaire investigation method. The structural equation model (SEM) was used to analyze the relationship of each driving factor. The importance of each driving factor was quantitatively analyzed on account of the model’s operation results. The results showed: the order of importance of driver levels is technology-driven > economic-driven > market-driven > government-driven > supply chain coordination-driven. The key driving factors are summarized based on the ranking of driving factor indicators in each dimension, providing a reference for participants in PBSCs to adopt low-carbon measures and providing a basis for government departments to formulate carbon emission-reduction strategies.

Analysis on the Low-carbon Transformation Path of China's Logistics Industry under the Background of Carbon Neutralization

Under the background of “carbon neutrality”, green and low-carbon have gradually become a broad consensus of the whole society. As an important part of social and economic development, the logistics industry consumes a large amount of energy and urgently needs low-carbon transformation.This paper analyzes the problems encountered in the low-carbon transformation development of our country's logistics industry and puts forward the necessary solutions, which will not only promote the development of the low-carbontransformation of our country's logistics industry, but also promote the realization of the goal of "carbon neutrality" as soon as possible. Based on the economic and social development of our country under the "double carbon" policy, facing the dilemma of low-carbon transformation of logistics industry in China, this paper puts forward the general and concrete ideas of low-carbon transformation of logistics industry in our country, and puts forward the specific path and method under the guidance of the thought of low-carbontransformation, hoping to provide some references for the low-carbon transformation of logistics industry in China.

Digital green innovation economy for Industry 5.0

In the context of current global economic development, Industry 5.0 and the digital green innovation economy have become hot research topics, and they are related to each other, providing new opportunities for sustainable development. Using the literature research method and a comprehensive analysis of relevant literature, this paper discusses the internal mechanism and realization path of Industry 5.0, enabling a green innovation economy, and concludes that the implementation of Industry 5.0 and the digital green innovation economy is of great significance in terms of resource efficiency, waste reduction, and carbon emission reduction. However, there are also challenges, such as technical barriers, regulatory issues, and funding needs. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the government, enterprises, and society need to work together to formulate appropriate policies and strategies to promote the integration of Industry 5.0 and the digital green innovation economy. This paper aims to emphasize the importance of a digital green innovation economy oriented to Industry 5.0, provide new impetus for future economic growth, reduce environmental pollution, promote sustainable social development, and lay a foundation for subsequent research.

Regional eco-innovation trajectories

ABSTRACT Given that eco-innovations and the associated renewal of regional economic structures are pivotal in addressing environmental challenges, regional research is increasingly focusing on their spatio-temporal dynamics. While green technological and industrial path developments in specific regions have received considerable attention, little effort has been made to derive general patterns of environmental inventive activities across regions. Drawing on unique data capturing both green incumbent and green start-up activities in the 401 German NUTS-3 regions over the period 1997–2018, this paper sheds light on how eco-innovation activities unfold in different regional contexts. For this purpose, we introduce sequence analysis methods into the research toolkit of research on regional development. These novel methods allow us to understand to what extent regions engage in eco-innovation activities, how these activities change over time and to what extent similar or unique eco-innovation trajectories (co)evolve. Based on this empirical approach, we distinguish different types of regional eco-innovation trajectories and find a strong persistence and path dependency in green regional development.

Industrial path development in the UK space sector: processes of legitimacy building in the establishment of Space 2.0

ABSTRACT This paper explores the processes behind legitimacy building and its role in new path creation and the path transformation or the ‘de-locking’ of an established industry. We use a mixed-methods approach and focus on the emergence of ‘New Space’ or Space 2.0 in the UK, a new-to-the-world industry, with radically different products and/or conventions. Legitimation of new product categories is essential to enable future adoption by regulators and consumers. Our findings suggest that this is not a linear process but involves interlayering, or complex feedback loops, between three distinct types of legitimacy building: regulatory, normative, and cognitive. Failure in some of these feedback loops, for example, problems with altering regulatory legitimacy, would prevent the formation of new industrial pathways with significant implications for the development of new-to-the-world and new-to-region industries.

Prediction Model of Electric Power Carbon Emissions Based on Extended System Dynamics

In response to global climate change, China has committed to peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, commonly known as the “30–60 Dual Carbon”. Under the background of “30–60 Dual Carbon”, this article takes the electric power industry, which is the main industry contributing to China’s carbon emission, as the research object, explores the time and peak value of the carbon peak of the electric power industry, and analyzes whether carbon neutrality can be realized under the peak method, so as to get the carbon neutrality path of the electric power industry and serve as the theoretical basis for the formulation of relevant policies. The Environmental Kuznets Curve inspection and the relationship analysis are carried out, then the system dynamics model is constructed, the carbon emissions from 2020 to 2040 are simulated, and the peak time is predicted. Three different scenarios are set to explore the path of electricity carbon neutralization under the premise of a fixed peak. It is shown that Gross Domestic Product per capita index factors have the largest positive contribution, and thermal power share index factors have the largest negative contribution to electricity carbon emissions. Based on the current efforts of the new policy, carbon emissions can achieve the peak carbon emissions’ target before 2030, and it is expected to peak in 2029, with a peak range of about 4.95 billion tons. After the power industry peaks in 2029, i.e., Scenario 3, from coal 44%, gas 9% (2029) to coal 15%, gas 7% (2060), where the CCUS technology is widely used, this scenario can achieve carbon neutrality in electricity by 2060. Adjusting the power supply structure, strictly controlling the proportion of thermal power, optimizing the industrial structure, and popularization of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology will all contribute to the “dual carbon” target of the power sector.

Index construction and application of digital transformation in the insurance industry: Evidence from China.

In the context of digitization, the insurance industry's value chain is undergoing significant shifts. However, the existing research on its comprehension and measurement remains relatively limited. This study constructs an index system for digital transformation in the insurance industry (DTII) on three components: digital infrastructure, digital platform, and digital applications. Utilizing data from 31 provinces in China, this study employs the entropy weight method, analytic hierarchy process method and minimum relative entropy method to measure the weights of indicators, empirically applying this index system. The results show that DTII in China experiences rapid advancement with an average annual growth rate of 20.46% from 2014 to 2020 and there exists strong regional convergence. In addition, the spatial agglomeration and spatial effects of DTII are mainly concentrated in the life insurance industry and the eastern region. This study provides an index system and empirical evidence for evaluating the DTII, providing policy insights for exploring the sustainable development path of the insurance industry in the digital era.

Industrial path creation, a business case approach: Daniel Alonso Group from steelmaking to wind power

The need for European reindustrialisation has boosted the debate on regional path creation. Through a business case approach, this work contributes to this literature by exploring the history of Daniel Alonso Group, a paradigmatic example of an entire sectorial trajectory. Born in the steelmaking region of Asturias (Spain) in 1957 as a small metalworking workshop, DAG is nowadays represented worldwide by Windar Renovables, a top firm in the wind power sector. DAG reflects the 3-stage cumulative process that allowed the Asturian metalworking sector to survive industrial restructuring and create new development paths: (1) birth around the steelmaking industry, (2) endogenous growth based on self-reinforcing dynamics (3) delocking, diversification, and international expansion moving towards Industry 4.0.

High-quality Development Path of Digital Economy and Cultural Industry under the Perspective of Low-carbon Development

Abstract This paper focuses on how the cultural industry affects economic growth through the theory and model of cultural economics. Based on the development of the economic growth model endogenized by the cultural industry, it explains how the arts and entertainment sector and the digital economy play a crucial role in the long-term economic growth after examining the logic and mechanism of the cultural industry impacting economic growth through induction and theoretical derivation. To create a quantitative analytical model of the digital economy and cultural industry and investigate the relationship between them, multiple regression analysis is employed. The impact of individual aspects of each condition variable on the economic performance composition of the cultural industry is evaluated using group effects. The results of the NCA test demonstrate that the digital economy, the scale of the cultural industry, public participation, and resources are all necessary for the sector to perform economically. The effect sizes of these factors are (0.525, 0.540), (0.362, 0.347), (0.315, 0.363), and (0.271, 0.188). The digital economy’s regression coefficients, which are usually positive, are0.470, 0.461, 0.428, 0.422, 0.383, and 0.381, according to the regression study. According to this study, the cultural sector’s growth at a high standard is positively impacted by the digital economy.

Exploration of High-Quality Development Path of China's Natural Gas Industry

Exploration of High-Quality Development Path of China's Natural Gas Industry

To study the development path of museum intangible cultural heritage tourism industry in the era of digital economy

Abstract The museum incorporates historical resources, stores them in a systematic classification, and then presents them as objects for viewing and learning training. Intangible cultural heritage is the aesthetic crystallization of the wisdom and aesthetics of ancient Chinese people. Combining museums and intangible cultural heritage culture and developing the intangible cultural heritage cultural tourism industry of museums can fully utilize the advantages of museums in terms of location and dissemination, as well as achieve high-quality promotion of intangible cultural heritage culture. The digital era has brought new changes and numerous challenges to the development environment and spatial design methods of the intangible cultural heritage tourism industry in museums. This paper builds a museum intangible cultural heritage cultural tourism platform based on digital tour interaction technology. It considers the advantages of the development of the cultural tourism industry from the “museum + intangible cultural heritage” model, establishes a digital resource management system for museums, digital talent training, and management mode, and digital branding in light of the current development status and challenges of the museum intangible cultural heritage cultural tourism industry. Additionally, we will create a digital resource management system for museums, a digital talent training and management model, and a digital brand marketing system to boost the industry’s ecological development.

Exploration of high-quality development path of tourism and culture industry in the context of smart tourism

Abstract The emergence of intelligent tourism as a new trend in the travel industry has raised the bar for the excellent growth of the travel and cultural sectors. The merger of the artistic and tourist industries significantly advances tourism’s modernization and evolution. Finding a high-quality growth path for the tourist and culture industries within the context of intelligent tourism is a significant problem that must be overcome in order to achieve the two sectors’ in-depth integration and synergistic growth. A scientific assessment system and model analysis is necessary to uncover practical ways to support industry integration and upgrading based on the current industrial development status quo. A strong connection between this province’s cultural and tourism sectors is indicated by the coupling degrees generally higher than 0.85. Although the degree of coupling coordination has improved annually, many cities are still unable to achieve a higher level of coordination, according to an analysis. This study utilizes the degree of coupling coordination model as a basis for creating a coupling index for the culture and tourist industries and examining the growth situation of an area from 2015 to 2022. In a particular province, the median annual growth rates for the tourism and cultural sectors between 2015 and 2022 are 19.18% and 32.11%, respectively. This suggests that there is still more room for growth and integration between the two sectors in the context of intelligent tourism. The tourism industry is developing more slowly than the cultural industry. The research suggests ways to aid the integration and superior growth of the tourist and cultural sectors, including boosting infrastructure construction and enhancing employee knowledge.

The impact of digital economy on the upgrading of manufacturing structure.

The global economic situation is in a downturn, and the upgrading of manufacturing structure is a necessary transformation path for the manufacturing industry to achieve high-speed and stable development. The article analyzes the theoretical mechanism of the digital economy affecting the upgrading of manufacturing structure through the endogenous economic growth model, constructs a three-stage mediation effect model, and empirically researches the path of the digital economy affecting the upgrading of manufacturing structure in the Pearl River Delta. The study finds that the digital economy has a significant positive promoting effect on the upgrading of manufacturing structure. In terms of the influencing mechanism, the enhancement of the level of independent innovation and the advancement of the human capital structure are the important paths of the digital economy in promoting the upgrading of manufacturing structure. Among them, the mediating effect is 17.5% for the level of independent innovation and 17.4% for the level of the advancement of the human capital structure. The results of the study also found that the upgrading of manufacturing structure cannot be separated from government support, and the influence of government support on t the upgrading of manufacturing structure reaches 44.9%, and government deployment and control is conducive to accelerating the process of advanced manufacturing structure.

设计创新驱动纺织服装业高质量发展路径研究——以浙江省为例

设计创新驱动纺织服装业高质量发展路径研究——以浙江省为例

Research on the Integration Path of Industry and Education in the New Business Science in the Digital Intelligence Era

Research on the Integration Path of Industry and Education in the New Business Science in the Digital Intelligence Era

A review on the new industrial path development in the peripheries from the perspective of evolution

A review on the new industrial path development in the peripheries from the perspective of evolution

Research on the Development Path of Green Building Industry under the "Dual Carbon" Goal

The green building industry plays a crucial role in achieving the "dual carbon" goals by reducing carbon emissions. This article first explores the definition and significance of green buildings, and outlines their environmental, economic, and social benefits. Then the focus was on discussing the development path, including low-carbon strategies, sustainable materials, and integration of intelligent technologies. Finally, opportunities for market growth were explored, such as increasing environmental awareness and government support, as well as challenges, including cost barriers and a lack of skilled labor. By addressing these challenges, the green building industry can make significant contributions to a more sustainable and low-carbon future.