Exploring the collaborative innovation operational model of government-industry-education synergy: a case study of BYD in China

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the collaborative innovation model employed by BYD Company, which integrates government, industry, and academia. Through a single-case analysis, it evaluates BYD's current innovation landscape and compares the dynamics of its cooperative efforts to elucidate its operational model. Key issues identified within BYD's ecosystem include a reliance on government subsidies, dispersion in industrial layout, and challenges in collaboration between enterprises and industries as well as university partnerships. The study attributes these issues to flaws in subsidy methods, problems with interest integration, and the weak market orientation of research outcomes. To address these challenges, the paper suggests that BYD should refine its subsidy mechanisms, concentrate on pivotal R&D areas, establish innovation alliances, and enhance its patent succession strategies.

KEYWORDS:

• Government-industry-education
• collaborative innovation
• operational model
• innovation ecosystem
• technology commercialisation

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Analysis of the Path to Enhancing Green Technology Innovation Capability of Knowledge-Based Enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A Study Based on the DPSIR-TOPSIS Model, funded by the Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation in 2024.: [Grant Number Project Number: pdjh2024b482].

Notes on contributors

Songtao Shou

Songtao Shou (1992—), Teacher at Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology. Research interests: Green finance, innovation management research

Youhuan Li

Youhuan Li (1971—), Professor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, doctoral supervisor. Research interests: Climate economics, artificial intelligence research.