Management Review ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 121-133.

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Innovation Ecosystem Driven by Large-scale Scientific Facilities (Clusters): A Theoretical Model and Empirical Research

Li Zhisui1, Nie Changhong2, Liu Yixi1, He Zhou1,3,4   

  1. 1. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    2. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;
    3. Key Laboratory of Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    4. MOE Social Science Laboratory of Digital Economic Forecasts and Policy Simulation at UCAS, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2020-07-31 Online:2023-01-28 Published:2023-02-27

Abstract: China is establishing a grand innovation system for sustainable development of the country. Large-scale scientific facilities (LSF) is an important part of the essential national science and technology platform. So it is pressing to find how to promote the development of an LSF-driven innovation ecosystem. This paper investigates the innovation ecosystems in six places of five provinces (Binhai area in Tianjin, Zhangjiang area in Shanghai, Taicang city in Jiangsu, Hefei city in Anhui, Dongguan city in Guangdong and Foshan city in Guangdong). The theoretical model of LSF-driven innovation ecosystem is constructed based on the first-hand research data and related innovation ecosystem theory. The model is mainly composed of three communities: innovation community, finance community and policy community. We survey nearly 100 experts, scholars and practitioners through a questionnaire, quantify the important details of the theoretical model, and successfully verify its rationality and effectiveness.

Key words: large-scale scientific facilities (clusters), innovation ecosystem, theoretical model, questionnaire