中国企业供应链联盟中的知识转移研究——来自中国上市公司的经验证据A Study on Knowledge Transfer in Supply Chain Alliances of Chinese Firms: Evidence from the Chinese Listed Companies
徐欣,徐帅旗,刘萌
摘要(Abstract):
近年来中国上市公司之间的供应链联盟大量涌现。基于此背景,本文研究供应链联盟中供应商与客户(上下游企业)之间的知识转移。本文以2001至2021年229家中国上市公司所缔结的142对供应链联盟为研究对象,在运用“匹配法和双重差分法”后发现,供应链联盟能够促进企业之间的知识转移。相对于未缔结供应链联盟的公司而言,缔结供应链联盟的公司会增加引用联盟伙伴发明专利的次数,并且会有更多数量的发明专利引用联盟伙伴的知识。本文将每一对供应链联盟伙伴细分为供应商和客户后发现,供应链联盟所产生的促进效应在供应商和客户中都存在,具体而言,供应商申请的发明专利(最终被授权)引用客户伙伴发明专利的次数,与客户申请的发明专利(最终被授权)引用供应商伙伴发明专利的次数并无显著差异,即表明供应链联盟促进供应商向客户转移知识的效果,与促进客户向供应商转移知识的效果一样好。此外,在一对供应链联盟伙伴中,技术多样性较低的一方会更多地学习技术多样性较高一方的知识。本文为深入认识供应链联盟能促进知识这一重要的生产要素的流动提供了新的有力证据,并为政府和企业着力提高知识转移效率,以及完善企业之间的联盟合作提供了决策依据和政策建议。
关键词(KeyWords): 供应链联盟;知识转移;供应商—客户关系;发明专利的引用
基金项目(Foundation): 国家自然科学基金面上项目“技术并购对企业技术创新和财务绩效的作用机制研究”(71872183);; 教育部人文社科规划项目“中国上市公司之间研发联盟的绩效评价与提升机制研究”(23YJA630108)的资助
作者(Author): 徐欣,徐帅旗,刘萌
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