Pathways to Corporate Green Technological Innovation: An Analysis from the Perspective of Dynamic Capabilities

In the context of current global climate change and sustainable development, green technological innovation has become a crucial issue. Chinese enterprises play a key role in this process, not only because China is the largest developing country in the world, but also because of its significant position in the global economy. Therefore, this study aims to explore the main pathways of green technological innovation in Chinese enterprises from the perspective of dynamic capabilities. After analyzing the impact mechanism of corporate dynamic capabilities on green technological innovation, the study finds that dynamic capabilities have a significant influence on the choice of pathways for corporate green technological innovation at different levels. Enterprises with high-level dynamic capabilities are more efficient in enhancing green technological innovation through independent R&D, while those with medium-level capabilities find cooperative R&D more efficient for enhancing green technological innovation, and enterprises with lower dynamic capabilities find technology transactions more efficient for enhancing green technological innovation. Furthermore, this study also found that environmental turbulence, as a moderating variable, significantly affects the relationship between dynamic capabilities and corporate green technological innovation. In more turbulent market environments, the dynamic capabilities of firms in promoting green technological innovation may be weakened. In light of these findings, this study proposes a series of countermeasures for businesses and governments, including strengthening the cultivation of dynamic capabilities, promoting the coordinated development of independent and collaborative R&D, improving the efficiency of technology transactions and applications, and increasing government support for green technological innovation.

在当前全球气候变化与可持续发展的时代背景下，绿色技术创新已成为至关重要的研究议题。中国企业在此进程中扮演着关键角色——这不仅缘于中国作为全球最大发展中国家的身份，更因其在世界经济中的重要地位。据此，本研究旨在从动态能力（dynamic capabilities）视角，探究中国企业绿色技术创新的主要实现路径。在剖析企业动态能力对绿色技术创新的作用机制后，本研究发现：不同层级的企业动态能力，会显著影响其绿色技术创新路径的选择。动态能力层级较高的企业，通过自主研发提升绿色技术创新效率的效果更佳；动态能力处于中等水平的企业，依托合作研发更能高效推进绿色技术创新；而动态能力较弱的企业，则更适合通过技术交易来提升绿色技术创新绩效。此外，本研究还发现，作为调节变量的环境动荡性，会对企业动态能力与绿色技术创新之间的关联产生显著影响：在市场环境更为动荡的情境下，企业动态能力对绿色技术创新的促进作用可能会被削弱。基于上述研究结论，本研究分别针对企业与政府提出了一系列对策建议，包括强化动态能力培育、推动自主研发与合作研发协同发展、提升技术交易与应用效率，以及加大政府对绿色技术创新的支持力度。