Factors influencing the technology upgrading and catch-up of Chinese wind turbine manufacturers: Technology acquisition mechanisms and government policies |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Arizona State University, Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management, 7231 E Sonoran Arroyo Mall, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA;2. Stanford University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;3. University of International Business and Economics, School of Banking and Finance, no. 10 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China;1. School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India;2. Center for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Jamia Nagar, India;1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan;2. National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan;1. Northwestern Polytechnical University, Youyi West Road, Xi’an710072, China;2. Xi’an University of Technology, Jinhua Road, Xi’an710054, China;1. School of Management, Zhejiang University, PR China;2. Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;3. International Business School, Shaanxi Normal University, PR China |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses firm level data for the Chinese wind turbine manufacturing industry from 1998 to 2009 to quantify the effects of technology acquisition mechanisms – purchasing production licenses from foreign manufacturers, joint design with foreign design firms, joint-ventures and domestic R&D – on wind turbine manufacturers' technology levels (as measured by turbine size, in megawatts). It also examines the impacts of government policies on manufacturer technology levels. Technology upgrading (measured by increase of turbine size) and catch-up (measured by decrease in the distance to the world technology frontier in terms of turbine size) are used to measure advances in technology level. Results from econometric modeling studies indicate that firms' technology acquisition mechanisms and degree of business diversification are statistically significant factors in influencing technology upgrading. Similar results were found for the catch-up variable (i.e., distance to the world technology frontier). The influence of government policies is significant for technology upgrading but not catch-up. These and other modeling results are shown to have implications for both policymakers and wind turbine manufacturers. |
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