The Impact of Sustainable Input on Regional Innovation Performance: Moderating Effects of Policy Support and Cultural Value

Hemin Song, Zitong Zhao and Arup Varma
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Hemin Song: Business School of Sport, Beijing Sport University, Xinxi Road 48, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Zitong Zhao: Business School of Sport, Beijing Sport University, Xinxi Road 48, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Arup Varma: Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: Innovation, an internal drive promoting regional sustainable economic development, has received great attention around the world. The goal of this paper is to explore the relationship between sustainable input and regional innovation performance under the moderating effects of policy support and cultural value in various regions in China. This paper uses Schwartz’s cultural dimensions and data from 31 Chinese provinces (2006–2018) to empirically examine the relationships of interest. Based on the 403 total samples, the results reveal that innovation input has a significantly positive impact on regional innovation performance, and policy support positively moderates the relationship between regional innovation input and innovation performance. Further, with regard to cultural values, embeddedness (vs. autonomy) negatively moderates the relationship between sustainable input and innovation performance, while egalitarianism (vs. hierarchy) and mastery (vs. harmony) positively moderate this relationship. We discuss the implications of our findings for policy.

Keywords: innovation input; policy support; cultural value; regional innovation performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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