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Does global value chain position affect innovation performance of China’s high-tech industries?

Nana Yang (Business School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China and High-Quality Development Evaluation Institute (Jiangsu Comprehensive Evaluation and Research Base for High Quality Development), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China)
Qiming Liu (School of Public Finance and Taxation, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China)
Furong Qian (School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China)
Xinglong Wang (Department of General Education, Anhui Xinhua University, Hefei, China)

Chinese Management Studies

ISSN: 1750-614X

Article publication date: 31 May 2022

Issue publication date: 19 April 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

Because of the rapid progress of global value chains (GVCs), it is worthwhile to study their impact on innovation. This study aims to explore the impact of GVC position of high-tech industries in the developing-country context of China on innovation performance; it also aims to explore the moderating effects of industrial agglomeration (specialization agglomeration and diversification agglomeration) on the relationship between GVC position and innovation performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on data gathered on Chinese high-tech industries in 30 provinces from the 2005–2015 period. The econometric analysis relies on merged data from the China Premium Database and the Trade in Value Added 2018 Database.

Findings

The regression results show that GVC position of China’s high-tech industries significantly affects their innovation performance, and both specialization agglomeration and diversification agglomeration significantly enhance the positive relationship between GVC position and innovation performance of China’s high-tech industries. After dividing the country into coastal and inland regions, new findings appear.

Originality/value

This study highlights the importance of GVC position and its effect on innovation performance of China’s high-tech industries. It contributes to the literature on the relationship between GVCs and innovation by elaborating on the moderating effects of industrial agglomeration on this relationship.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Philosophy and Social Science Foundation for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (2021SJA0109), Teachers Research Foundation Project of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NYY221008), Doctoral Program of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Jiangsu Province (GJSSCBS20210427)and Domestic Visiting and Study Program for outstanding Young Backbone talents in universities (gxgnfx2021165).

Citation

Yang, N., Liu, Q., Qian, F. and Wang, X. (2023), "Does global value chain position affect innovation performance of China’s high-tech industries?", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 660-682. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-08-2021-0363

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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