Does intelligent transformation trigger technology innovation in China's NEV enterprises?

Jie Han, Cailou Jiang and Rong Liu

Energy, 2023, vol. 270, issue C

Abstract: With a sample of the listed New Energy Vehicle (NEV) enterprises in China (2008–2020), this paper investigates the impact of intelligent transformation on innovation in NEV enterprises. The results indicate that intelligent transformation has a positive and significant impact on the technology innovation in China's NEV enterprises, and the impacts are more significant in Non-State of Enterprises (non-SOEs) and those without fixed suppliers. Mediating mechanism reveals that intelligent transformation may trigger technology innovation in NEV enterprises through establishing new production function and incorporating consumer as external resources. The paper reveals an important question of how intelligent transformation trigger technology innovation in NEV enterprises, thus providing valuable suggestions on practice of intelligent transformation of NEV enterprises.

Keywords: Intelligent transformation; Innovation; NEV enterprises; Intellectual talents; Interaction intensity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126823

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