| Title |
Patent Protection Policy and Firms' Green Technology Innovation: Mediating Roles of Open Innovation and Human Capital |
| ID_Doc |
30218 |
| Authors |
Chen, D; Chen, S |
| Title |
Patent Protection Policy and Firms' Green Technology Innovation: Mediating Roles of Open Innovation and Human Capital |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 16, 5 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su16052217 |
| Abstract |
Green innovations such as renewable energy technologies and cleaner process modifications are important technical routes and critical directions for reducing carbon emissions from industrial production processes. This study examines the impact of intellectual property protection on green technology innovation, constructing a progressive difference-in-differences model using 849 listed manufacturing firms panel data from 2007 to 2019 and taking the Chinese Intellectual Property Rights model cities as a quasi-natural experiment. Our study finds that the pilot policy significantly enhances corporate green innovation. When considering heterogeneity, the policy treatment effect is more remarkable for large firms, state-owned enterprises, and industries where technology can be easily imitated. Moreover, the mediating effect shows that the policy promotes green innovation by encouraging firms' research and development cooperation and increasing human capital levels. This study proposes that policymakers should reinforce intellectual property protection, encourage companies to be better and bigger, and emphasize the intermediary function of open innovation and human capital in green technology innovation. |
| Author Keywords |
intellectual property rights; green technology innovation; open innovation; human capital; sustainable development |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001183034800001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/5/2217/pdf?version=1709737631
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