Theory Of Technological Innovation Research Articles

Research on the Evaluation Method of Enterprises' Independent Innovation Ability Based on Improved BP Neural Network and DQN Algorithm.

The development of enterprises has a very important influence on promoting national economic growth and improving comprehensive economic strength. This work evaluates the independent innovation ability of enterprises, analyzes the characteristics and difficulties of technological innovation of enterprises, and proposes corresponding solutions to promote independent technological innovation of enterprises. Firstly, the characteristics of the research object are clarified, and on the basis of relevant research, the theory of technological innovation and evaluation at home and abroad is expounded. At the same time, the basic theory of the improved BP neural network and DQN algorithm is introduced, which provides a theoretical basis for the research of the thesis. Secondly, according to the characteristics of enterprise technological innovation, an index system for evaluating the technological innovation capability of enterprises is constructed. Then, according to the related theory of the improved BP neural network and DQN algorithm, a neural network model for evaluating the technological innovation capability of enterprises is designed, and the validity of the model is verified through empirical research. Finally, this paper applies the evaluation model to the surveyed enterprises, comprehensively analyzes the characteristics and existing problems of independent technological innovation of enterprises, and proposes practical and feasible countermeasures to improve technological innovation capabilities from the perspective of enterprises themselves. The research results of this paper can be used as an effective supplement to the research on independent technological innovation of enterprises, and at the same time promote the continuous improvement of independent technological innovation capabilities of enterprises.

How do Chinese SMEs enhance technological innovation capability? From the perspective of innovation ecosystem

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence mechanisms of multi-level ecological participants on technological innovation capabilities within the focal small and mid-size enterprises' (SME) innovation ecosystem. The author examines the moderating role of the innovation ecological environment.Design/methodology/approachWith the lenses of innovation ecosystem theory, technological innovation theory and ecological theory, the author constructs and empirically tests a conceptual framework for exploring the effects of the focal SME's connections with universities and research institutions, and the industrial chain and ecosphere on their independent and collaborative innovation capabilities. The innovation ecological environment is employed as a moderating variable in the proposed model. The author issued email questionnaires to managers at innovative SMEs in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Jiangsu provinces. The data were used for multiple regression analyses to test the hypotheses.FindingsAs predicted, the author found that SMEs’ cooperation with universities and research institutions positively affects independent and collaborative innovation capability. The relationships between the industrial chain, the ecosphere and independent and collaborative innovation capabilities are all inverted U-shaped. Additionally, the author demonstrates that the innovation ecological environment positively moderates relationships between the focal SME's ecological participants and these two types of technological innovation capabilities.Originality/valueThe results enrich research on innovation ecosystems and technological innovation capability and provide important managerial implications for Chinese SMEs to enhance their technological innovation capability by constructing and coordinating innovation ecosystems. It also allows China, as well as other developing countries, to cultivate world-class enterprises as an innovative nation.

Exploring the Formation Mechanism of Radical Technological Innovation

This paper identifies three stages in the radical technological innovation process, namely formation process in niches, breaking out of niches and entering regimes, and new regime formation. It then adopts Multi-level Perspective (MLP) to explore the formation process, operating mechanism, breakthrough path, and impact factors of radical technological innovation. A three-phase model, which includes formation of radical innovation, breakout of radical innovation, and new regimes construction, is proposed to analyze radical technological innovation. The model is adopted in a case study to analyze the leapfrogging development of technologies in China’s mobile communication industry. This paper enriches technological innovation theory and provides supports for policy making and guidance for industries/enterprises practices regarding technological innovation in emerging economies.

Analysis of the Comprehensive Evaluation Model of Enterprise Technological Innovation Ability Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm

In an environment where technology is developing rapidly, product life cycles are constantly shortening, competition is increasing, and innovation resources are easily acquired by other competitors, it is particularly important for companies to successfully implement technological innovation. It is of great significance for companies to find the weak links of their technological innovation and prioritize improvement and enhancement of their technological innovation capabilities. As the main body of the agricultural machinery industry, private agricultural machinery enterprises are playing an increasingly important role. A correct understanding of the technological innovation activities of private agricultural machinery enterprises and the establishment of a reasonable evaluation index system for technological innovation capabilities are of great significance to the technological innovation management of private agricultural machinery enterprises. In accordance with the theory of technological innovation and the characteristics of private agricultural machinery enterprises, a technical innovation evaluation index system for private agricultural machinery enterprises has been established. The indicator system starts from the concept of private agricultural machinery enterprises, analyzes the status quo and development trend of the agricultural machinery industry, and takes private agricultural machinery enterprises in Heilongjiang Province as the research object. It summarizes the status quo and characteristics of technological innovation of private agricultural machinery enterprises and then establishes the private agricultural machinery enterprises. The system starts from the aspects of innovation resource input, innovation output, technology density, innovation effect, market realization, and innovation tendency, and selects 16 specific evaluation indicators. According to the established capability, projection pursuit is adopted. The method combined with the genetic algorithm and the genetic algorithm in MATLAB and the direct search toolbox were employed to comprehensively charge the capabilities of the five sample enterprises, and the evaluation results were objective and credible.

Analysis on the diffusion of RFID technological innovation from the perspective of disruptive innovation

ABSTRACT Disruptive technology has profoundly affected the market environment and business patterns. Traditional and emerging industries are willing to adopt it to nurture their innovation activities and achieve competitive advantage. However, traditional technological innovation theory cannot give accurate guidance because of the peculiarities of disruptive technology. Thus, in this study, we explore the diffusion mechanism of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technological innovation from the perspective of disruptive innovation. We implement maximum likelihood fitting methods and the goodness-of-fit test to analyse the network’s degree distribution characteristics through evolution. Results illustrate that the connection mechanism changes through the evolution process. In particular periods, preferential attachment does not work. Dominant technologies will lose their position with the emergence of disruptive technologies, hence replaced by them. The findings will provide practical suggestions to firms in facilitating their strategic decision-making when faced with disruptive technologies.

Exploring the Formation Mechanism of Radical Technological Innovation

This paper identifies three stages in the radical technological innovation process, namely formation process in niches, breaking out of niches and entering regimes, and new regime formation. It then adopts Multi-level Perspective (MLP) to explore the formation process, operating mechanism, breakthrough path, and impact factors of radical technological innovation. A three-phase model, which includes formation of radical innovation, breakout of radical innovation, and new regimes construction, is proposed to analyze radical technological innovation. The model is adopted in a case study to analyze the leapfrogging development of technologies in China’s mobile communication industry. This paper enriches technological innovation theory and provides supports for policy making and guidance for industries/enterprises practices regarding technological innovation in emerging economies.

Research on Supernetwork Equilibrium about Deep Convergence of Enterprise Alliance for Breakthrough Innovation

The realization of breakthrough innovation with high risk and uncertainty has always been the focus of the theory and practice of technological innovation. Based on the supernetwork theory, this paper constructs a supernetwork equilibrium model about deep convergence of enterprise alliance for breakthrough innovation and uses numerical simulation tools to find out the equilibrium conditions for deep convergence of enterprise alliance in different stages of breakthrough innovation. It is not only conducive to understand the process of enterprise alliance’s deep convergence in “Creativity-Research-Production-Sales” but also helpful to understand the roles that deep convergence in enterprise alliance can play in achieving breakthrough innovation. It not only expands the existing research on breakthrough innovation but also provides a scientific reference for the deep convergence of enterprise alliance in practice.

Competitiveness and technological innovation, fundamental theoretical elements for the internationalization of the Mexican Wine Industry

The objective of this research is to examine some of the theories of competitiveness and technological innovation that allow wine companies to develop internationalization strategies in the current framework of economic globalization. The implementation of these strategic decisions not only requires research efforts, but it also requires the participation of the collaborative network of the segments related to productive infrastructures. In Mexico, the wine sector presents a growth perspective due in part to the differentiation and expansion of the markets, but it also presents challenges of product offer, financing for the growth of the company and government policies such as the reduction of taxes that would allow the sector increase competitiveness. The methodology of this study is of an exploratory descriptive nature, since it aims to serve as theoretical support so that companies have the information that allows them to design the necessary internationalization strategies to have a dominant market share presence at the national and international level. The contribution of the qualitative analysis of this work lies in the dissemination of information on the subject, the debate of the concepts and the development of these competences; both at the business and academic level.

Fintech Innovations: The Impact of Mobile Banking Apps on Bank Performance in Vietnam

This paper is aimed at analyzing the impact of FinTech innovations on bank performance across mobile banking applications in Vietnam. Using the longitudinal panel data from 2010-2019 (with 220 observations) of 22 local commercial banks in Vietnam. Multivariate panel regression is chosen to experimentally test the research hypotheses. This research paper is one of the first quantitatively investigating the effects of fintech innovation (mobile banking apps) on bank performance in Vietnam. In addition, studies on financial indicators are shown quite comprehensively in the period 2010-2019. Our empirical study has shown the following results: (i) FinTech innovations’ positive impact on bank performance in Vietnam; (ii) Banks’ adoption of mobile banking technologies positively impacted banks’ fee-based income, consumer loans and money market deposits; (iii) The effect of mobile technologies on financial performance was much stronger for small banks than large banks; (iv) As for the balance sheet liabilities aspect, the money market fund of small banks is positively affected by the mobile banking application; (v) In terms of balance sheet assets, consumer loans by small banks are positively affected by the mobile banking application while large banks are not; (vi) GDP per capita has a positive effect on the ROE of both small and large banks; (vii) Mobile phone penetration rates positively affected bank ROA and ROE and its effect was larger on small banks. From the findings, key recommendations to Vietnamese commercial banks to improve bank performance in the context of an increasingly technological development are to: (1) Increase investment in mobile banking apps and the entire mobile banking technology; (2) Increase investment in financial technology, focus more on mobile banking users and the entire mobile banking services; (3) Take advantage of the technical support and consultancy of international organizations and bilateral cooperation with other countries' authorities in management of Fintech businesses; (4) Learn from commercial banks in other countries to draw experiences, thereby develop in own context. (5) Training human resources for the finance and banking industry to not only have professional knowledge and ability to analyze data, but also have to be proficient in operating digital technology. Keywords: Fintech Innovations, mobile banking apps, bank performance, Vietnam, theories of Technological Innovation.

Exploring the willingness to adopt rapid diagnostic tests to improve antimicrobial medicine use amongst Tanzanian livestock farmers

This article deals with the challenge of addressing antimicrobial resistance in resource-poor countries. It explores the possibilities of using rapid diagnostic tests to improve animal health management and treatment, particularly in situations where laboratory veterinary infrastructure is limited. Using data from a survey undertaken in 2018, three composite variables, i.e. perceived usefulness, compatibility with existing practices and ease of use, derived from the Model of Technological Acceptance and Diffusion Innovation Theory are used to analyse the perceived characteristics and values of rapid diagnostic test devices for farmers. Results suggest smallholder farmers’ willingness to adopt and use the tests provided they are affordable, easy to use and suitable to their local conditions – a common referential being mobile phones. While such tests have the potential to improve how antibiotics are used in smallholder farms, they are more likely to instigate more general improvements in how treatment decisions are made without necessarily reducing unnecessary antimicrobial use. The adoption may also imply a diminishing need for traditional veterinary services, thus making farmers more self-sufficient in animal health care. Farmers also seem to be more concerned by false negatives leading to sick animals missing vital treatment than by false positives where drugs will be administered to healthy animals. Overall promoting rapid diagnostic test technologies inevitably calls for new controls and regulations.

The transaction cost analysis and future development of the “blockchain + audit” industry—— based on the analytic hierarchy model and the perspective of industry life cycle

The rise of “blockchain +” has a great impact on all fields and even the whole social and economic situation, and is no exception to the audit work. Blockchain has the characteristics of non-tampering, timestamp, grid consensus and so on, which is in line with the requirements of the audit work to pursue efficiency and effect. Under such a development background, the “blockchain+audit” industry arises from this. The integration of blockchain into audit engagements, in turn, changes the proportion of audit transaction costs. Based on this background, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to analyze the transaction cost of audit. In view of the problems found in the current transaction cost analysis of “blockchain+audit”, combined with the research on the future development trend based on the theory of technological innovation and industry life cycle, this paper puts forward some suggestions to effectively control the audit cost and improve the audit efficiency. The aim is to provide a practical reference basis for the better application of blockchain technology in auditing.

Adoption of Digital Marketing Initiatives and SMEs Performance in Tanzania: Technological Innovation Theory

The study adopted the theory of technological innovation which assumes that an organization adopts certain innovations if it perceives greater benefits than costs of doing so. The study uses a descriptive study design where a mixed methodology approach was employed to suit the nature of the study. Interviews and questionnaires were used to collect from the SME's. In total 275 SMEs obtained randomly were involved in this study and form the unit of both inquiry and analysis. The descriptive frequency and regression analysis were the two techniques employed by the researcher in analyzing factors leading adoption of social medial marketing in the country. The study found that business size, business strategy and business resources are the only business factors statistically significant in predicting adoption of social media marketing among SME's, while type of business is not statistically significant in predicting adoption of social media marketing. The study also found that age of entrepreneurs; business and market innovativeness of entrepreneurs and knowledge of social media of entrepreneurs, all of which fall under the factor of entrepreneur characteristics, are statistically significant in predicting adoption of social media marketing among SME's. The study also found that perceived ease of use and perceived benefit of social media marketing are the technological factors statistically significant in predicting adoption of social media marketing. Furthermore, the study found that demand pressure (market pressure) and competitors’ market reactions are the market factors statistically significant in predicting adoption of social media marketing among SME's.

State governance and technological innovation in emerging economies: State-owned enterprise restructuration and institutional logic dissonance in China’s high-speed train sector

Can state governance spur firm innovation in an emerging economy and transform state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from “dying dinosaurs” to “dynamic dynamos”? We seek an answer to this question by investigating the innovative performance of restructured SOEs in China’s high-speed train sector. We expect that SOE restructuration will improve firm innovation, but that the degree of improvement will depend on how the state conducts firm governance. Building on institutional theory, we distinguish state governance via equity ownership and administrative affiliation in an emerging economy with market-hierarchy institutional conflicts. Under such conflicts, restructured SOEs experience institutional logic dissonance, which hinders organizational change for technological innovation. We hypothesize that state ownership exacerbates institutional logic dissonance at a restructured SOE, thus limiting innovation improvement from restructuration; in contrast, state affiliation mitigates firm dissonance and hence augments such improvement. We find empirical evidence for these hypotheses in a comprehensive panel of high-speed train manufacturers in China between 1989 and 2015. This study contributes to the institution-based theory of technological innovation in emerging economies. On the practical front, our findings suggest that emerging states may adopt arms-length governance to spur SOE innovation and unleash these dynamic dynamos to fuel sustainable economic growth.

Election Administration in Nigeria: Interrogating Independent National Electoral Commission Transition Efforts from Manual to Electronic Voting

The thrust of this paper is the transitional process from paper ballot to electronic voting in the management of Nigeria elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Managing election in Nigeria has been faced with a hurricane of interests from politicians, electoral commission and also the public. This paper has attempted to take a theoretical discourse on why the transition process in adopting full electronic voting in Nigeria has been node-diving. This paper addressed the problem of credibility by officials of the INEC in declaring election results and will also examine the level of acceptance of the technology or Model initiated by INEC in the conduct of elections. The paper utilized secondary sources of data collection. The Technology innovation theory was used to explain the concept of transition. We further recommend that Paper-trail backup must accompany Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the conduct of elections; Government should ensure various institutions responsible for the success of EVM is properly funded; Governments and electoral management bodies in developing nations should improve computer literacy rate among citizens due to technophobia that exists within them. We further concluded that Nigeria as a country should ensure that movement through its transition process in the quest for credibility and transparency in the conduct of elections should be a creeping approach rather than a forceful one. Key Words : Independent Electoral Commission, manual voting, electronic voting machine, Technology innovation theory

Strategic Positioning of Emerging 5G Technology - Barriers and Perspectives

Since its introduction in the late seventies of the last century, mobile wireless communication has undergone significant stages of development, from analogue voice calls to nowadays latest state-of- the-art digital technology. The intense development of mobile communications networks, the increasing number of new types of mobile devices resulted in a large number of new applications being used and will increasingly be used in mobile connectivity and the expected growth of network traffic. The emerging and most promising one, the 5G technology, will probably not appear in the market until 2020 as a full scale commercial platform. 5G platform is expected to significantly improve customer service quality in the context of increased data volume in mobile networks and the growth of wireless devices with different services. In the near future, some of the main goals or requirements to be addressed by the 5G network are increased capacity, improved data transfer rates, reduced latency, and improved service quality. As per technological innovation theory taxonomy and strategic innovative positioning 5G technology is considered as game changer and disruptor. This paper displays how the global level key players, are preparing to introduce and boost the 5G network operability by using an inductive method, where broader EU arena with specific Croatian environment are used as a practitioners show cases.

Research and Analysis of Enterprise Equity Incentives and Technological Innovations—Taking Huawei as an Example

This paper takes Huawei as a classic case, based on principal-agent theory and technological innovation theory, and uses normative research and case analysis methods to summarize and analyze the equity incentives and enterprise technologies of Huawei's different life cycles.

Когда и почему региональные кластеры становятся базовым звеном современной экономики

In this paper, we examine the modern cluster theory and the specific features of regional innovation clusters as complex adaptive systems. Clusters have become a typical pattern of industrial organization in national economies under their transition to innovation-driven model of growth. We provide an overview of the contribution of various theoretical frameworks (evolutionary theory, spatial development theory, theory of technological change and system innovation, and Porter’s competitiveness theory) to the cluster concept and consider the latter from the perspective of complexity economics. On this basis, we differentiate true clusters from their nominal counterparts and propose three analytical dimensions to explore clusters, namely, as a special class of industrial agglomerations, as a special class of innovation ecosystems, and as a special class of economic projects (cluster initiatives). We examine the properties of clusters corresponding to each class and demonstrate their role in the geographical and functional fragmentation of production, in the integration of local exporters into global value chains, and in bridging communication gaps and developing collaboration among economic agents. We show that clusters occupy a central place among various types of business networks and have a comparative edge making them key building blocks of the modern industrial landscape. Further, we explain how the innovation capacity of clusters is affected by network synergy effects arising from the triple-helix pattern of collaboration among their participants. Finally, we draw conclusions regarding national cluster supporting policies, including those applied in modern Russia.

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION OF STRATEGIC EMERGING INDUSTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE NEW GENERATIONOF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISES IN CHINA

The new generation of information technology industry studied in this study, is constructed as the first batch of national key support industry. On the ground of the analysis of the new generation of information technology industry in China, the current main problem faced by the enterprises, is being with relatively deficient resources, that is, resources of human, finance and property can't fundamentally meet the needs of the enterprise development, especially an extraordinary lack of high level talented people urgently needed by enterprises. This paper focuses on the problems existing in the collaboration of various resources in the new generation of IT enterprises with the application of collaborative innovation and technology innovation theory on the research of elements of the enterprise innovation, trying to solve some practical problems. The contents of the research mainly center on how each innovative factors Strategic innovation, system innovation, cultural innovation, organizational innovation, technological innovation, market innovation, management innovation within the IT enterprises collaboratively innovate and explore the relationship within the innovative factors and finally construct the collaborative innovation model.

Government Governance,Environmental Regulation and Green Process Innovation

The influence of environmental regulation on technological innovation has been a central issue in the academic field. The effective implementation of state environments policy and the encouragement of green process innovation of local enterprises by local governments playing an important role in the coordinated development of economy and ecology,are directly related to regional economic growth quality and environmental governance effect. Based on the theories of environmental regulation and technological innovation,this paper examines empirically the role of local government governance in the influence of environmental regulation on the green process innovation of enterprises through the panel data of 30 provinces from 2000 to 2013 in China. The empirical results show that local government governance and environmental regulation significantly affect green process innovation of enterprises; total governance quality of local governments,& the protection level of intellectual property and the producers' legitimate rights play the significantly positive role in the effect of environmental regulation on green process innovation. The conclusions argue that facing with the objective reality of more and more serious environmental pollution in China,both of the improvement of local government governance quality and the formulation of environmental regulation policies are equally important to promote green process innovation of enterprises.

How energy technology innovation affects transition of coal resource-based economy in China

The aim of this research paper is to investigate factors and mechanisms that may facilitate the transition from coal resource-based economy to sustainability. Based on the energy technology innovation theory, factors that may influence the transition of coal resource-based economy were categorized into four types, including: innovation policy, innovation input, innovation ability, and innovation organization. Hypotheses were proposed regarding the mechanisms of these factors. Data were collected from surveys administered to 314 Chinese energy firms, and a structural equation model (SEM) was employed to test the hypotheses. Ten of fifteen hypotheses were retained based on the reliability tests, validity tests, and SEM. The results show that the four proposed factors are crucial in transforming the coal resource-based economy, and the effects become statistically significant through three intermediate variables, namely, transition of energy consumption structure, correction of resource wealth investment, and improvement of transition environment.