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The Influencing Mechanism of Entrepreneurship and Craftsmanship on the High-Quality Development of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises

  • Bai Shaojun ,
  • Liu Huan ,
  • Zhang Man ,
  • Yan Liang
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  • (1.School of Business, Xi′an International Studies University, Xi′an 710128, China;2.Allen W. and Carol M.Schmidthorst College of Business, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green 43403, America;3.International Business School, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710129, China)

Received date: 2023-08-08

  Revised date: 2023-10-31

  Online published: 2024-09-10

Abstract

The technology development of Chinese advanced manufacturing enterprises (AME) is in a dilemma of being locked by external forces. For instance, ZTE and Huawei are facing chip sanctions and great challenges to achieve high-quality development due to a lack of original innovation and significant breakthroughs in core technology. Entrepreneurship and craftsmanship are the main driving forces for enterprise innovation and technological progress. The former determines the exploration of development strategies, while the latter reflects the tactical utilization of existing resources. Therefore, it is necessary for AME to develop and make full use of entrepreneurship and craftsmanship to realize self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology by carrying out original innovation and producing reliable products. Previous studies have actively explored economic high-quality development from macroscopic aspects and the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry at the meso-level. However, few studies have paid attention to the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing enterprises, nor have they placed entrepreneurship and craftsmanship spirit within the same framework to explore their synergistic effects and the impact mechanism of the two spirits on the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing enterprises.#br#Drawing from Kurt Lewin′s psychological field theory and psychological contract theory, this paper discusses the mediation mechanism of organizational innovation climate and psychological contract. Besides, entrepreneurship and craftsmanship are two historical and cultural concepts that signify that their meanings vary with time and culture. Most existing research has adopted these two concepts within the capitalist system, giving less examination to the conceptualization with Chinese characteristics, which may cause misleading results in measuring Chinese entrepreneurship and craftsmanship. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to exploit the unique characteristics of Chinese entrepreneurship and craftsmanship, and explore the influencing mechanism of high-quality development of AME.#br#Empirical analysis based on 412 valid data shows that entrepreneurship and craftsmanship are positively influencing the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing enterprises. The organizational innovation climate and psychological contract have a positive impact on the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing enterprises. The organizational innovation climate and psychological contract play a mediating role between entrepreneurship and craftsmanship, and the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing enterprises.#br#On the basis of the influencing mechanism, this paper puts forward three suggestions for advanced manufacturing enterprises to achieve high-quality development. First, corporations should have active interaction with society. It is acknowledged that education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects. In light of this, it is necessary to cultivate college students to have the correct value of employment to meet the needs of enterprises and society. Besides tertiary education, talents with high-quality and corporate innovation should work together to seek the breakthrough of core technologies and reach the goal of high-quality development. Second, enterprises are supposed to foster entrepreneurship and craftsmanship. In the digital era, entrepreneurs′ sensitivity towards market change and breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology made by researchers determines the enterprise′s leading position in the world. Third, corporations should inherit the traditional culture and keep pace with the times. The "family-nation sentiment" that closely links the future of the country and the destiny of the nation with the development of the enterprise will inject new inexhaustible impetus into Chinese entrepreneurship, encourage the innovative behavior of the whole society, including the employees of the enterprise, and enable and boost the realization of high-quality development of AME in a faster and more comprehensive way.#br#Theoretically, this paper brings to the surface a finer understanding of entrepreneurship and craftsmanship by integrating "family-nation sentiment," etc., providing a new explanation in the Chinese context for the study of enterprise innovation. Moreover, it reveals the influencing mechanism of entrepreneurship and craftsmanship on AME′s high-quality development, providing new research perspectives on the high-quality development of enterprises.#br#

Cite this article

Bai Shaojun , Liu Huan , Zhang Man , Yan Liang . The Influencing Mechanism of Entrepreneurship and Craftsmanship on the High-Quality Development of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises[J]. Science & Technology Progress and Policy, 2024 , 41(17) : 151 -160 . DOI: 10.6049/kjjbydc.H202308150

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