Analysis of innovation capability of 125 agricultural high-tech enterprises in China
Qijie Gao
Department of Rural Development and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Chuanhong Zhang
Department of Foreign Languages; Department of Rural Development and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
PP: 278 - 290
Abstract
The ability to continuously innovate is of critical importance to the long-term success of enterprises, especially to the agricultural high-tech enterprises in China currently facing some crises of slow growth and mistrust from their customers.
Based on the first-hand survey data of 125 agricultural hi-tech enterprises and extensive literature review, this paper attempts to analyze the innovation capability of Agricultural High-Tech Enterprises from two perspectives: technological and institutional. The corresponding index system was constructed based on certain theoretical frameworks to assess the innovation capability in detail.
The main conclusions are as follows: the overall level of technological innovation (TI) capability is barely acceptable; the TI input capability of enterprises is stronger than the implementation and output capabilities; the institutional innovation capability of these enterprises is lower than TI capability, which to a certain extent hindered the development of the latter. Relevant suggestions are derived based on these conclusions.
Keywords
agricultural hi-tech enterprises; innovation capability; China
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