Author(s)

ShengWei Qiu*, Choat Inthawongse, Noppadol Amdee

Affiliation(s)

Department of Industrial Technology Management, Muban Chom Bueng Rajabhat University, Chom Bueng, Ratchaburi 70150, Thailand.

Corresponding Author

ShengWei Qiu

ABSTRACT

University-industry cooperation (UIC) is a key mechanism for businesses in the era of open innovation, providing access to essential complementary resources for the genesis of novel knowledge and the development of breakthrough technologies. This collaboration significantly augments their technological innovation capacity, catalyzing regional economic growth. During his visit to Tsinghua University in April 2021, President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to "boldly overcome the formidable hardles in key core technologies, deepen the synergistic fusion of industry, academia, and research, and promote the transaction of scientific and technological advances into tangible results." The study explores how inter-organizational trust and knowledge management affect the innovation performance (IP) of high-tech firms in UIC. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) is used for empirical research. Ultimately, a conceptual model is proposed to investigate how different dimensions of trust influence the IP of enterprises in UIC through the mediating role of knowledge management capabilities.

KEYWORDS

University-industry cooperation (UIC); Trust; Knowledge management; Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)

CITE THIS PAPER

ShengWei Qiu, Choat Inthawongse, Noppadol Amdee. Exploring the influential factors on innovation performance of high-tech enterprises in university-industry cooperation. World Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. 2024, 2(2): 21-27. DOI: 10.61784/wjikmv2n291.

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