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| The Influence of Different Types of Knowledge Integration on the Effectiveness of Pilot and Demonstration Plants |
| Lin Jun,Liu Bingrui,Cai Ying,Zhang Ruxin |
| (School of Economic and Management, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710054, China) |
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Abstract In recent years, scientific and technological innovation has become one of China's important strategies. Although China has made a large number of laboratory scientific and technological achievements and patents yearly, and its research and development funds rank among the top in the world, the conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements is less than 30%, far lower than the level of 60-70% in the developed countries. Due to small technological progress and unstable parameters, most laboratory scientific and technological achievements are difficult to extend to the commercial market and industrial chain, suffocating in the "valley of death". Pilot and demonstration plants are important links between laboratory research and commercial application. The possibility of industrialization is predicted to be up to 80% based on the research results of pilot and demonstration plants. Therefore, in order to improve the conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements, the effective operation of pilot and demonstration plants is essential.#br#Pilot and demonstration plants,as the tools of knowledge generation and dissemination, involve a large number of scientific and technological knowledge which is the key to the effective operation of the pilot and demonstration plants. The existing literature on pilot and demonstration plants mainly focuses on actor network management, innovation policy combination and different learning types. There is a lack of deeper understanding of the knowledge embedded in pilot and demonstration plants, and the role of knowledge in promoting the effective operation of pilot and demonstration plants is still unclear. The operation of pilot and demonstration plants involves three types of knowledge: domain-specific knowledge, i.e., experimental and technical knowledge; procedural knowledge about inter-organizational management, operation and intellectual property protection; general knowledge about relevant policy support, capital acquisition, external environment analysis and others. Knowledge integration helps organizations to deeply understand and master all kinds of knowledge and improves the utilization efficiency of each kind of knowledge. Especially when enterprises are limited in resources of pilot and demonstration plants, knowledge integration promotes knowledge to play a role to the maximum extent.#br#Therefore, on the basis of three kinds of knowledge embedded in pilot and demonstration plants activities, this paper studies the influence of different types of knowledge integration on the effectiveness of pilot and demonstration, and puts forward seven hypotheses. Specifically, it argues that the three types of knowledge integration have positive effects on the effectiveness of pilot and demonstration plants . Subsequently, a scale is designed and a predictive test is conducted to ensure the effectiveness of the structure and content of the scale. Questionnaires are distributed online and offline with 283 questionnaires collected.#br#The results show that (1)domain-specific knowledge integration has a better effect on the effectiveness of pilot and demonstration plants than procedural knowledge integration and general knowledge; (2) the interaction among procedural knowledge, general knowledge and domain specific knowledge has positive effects on the effectiveness of pilot and demonstration plants, and the integrated effects are stronger than the effect alone; (3) the interaction between procedural knowledge and general knowledge have no significant effect on pilot and demonstration plants, but when domain specific knowledge integration is added, the interaction of three types of knowledge has an enhanced driving effect on the effectiveness of pilot and demonstration plants; (4) there are effectiveness differences of pilot and demonstration plants in enterprises of different natures, sizes and regions. #br#This study provides data support for the realization mechanism of pilot and demonstration plants' effective operation from the perspective of different types of knowledge integration, and further clarifies the effective operation process of pilot and demonstration plants . It is suggested that enterprises should continue to strengthen domain-specific knowledge integration, coordinate resource allocation according to pilot and demonstration plants' operation status and strategic orientation to balance investment in different types of knowledge.#br#The procedural knowledge integration and general knowledge integration are also important for the effective operation of pilot and demonstration plants. Finally, it is critical to attach importance to cross-departmental communication activities within the enterprise, create opportunities for communication between personnel from different departments, promote the flow and sharing of different knowledge types between organizations to support knowledge integration and interaction, and promote the effective operation of pilot and demonstration plants.#br#
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Received: 13 June 2022
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