The Influence of Research Infrastructure for Technological Entrepreneurship

Research infrastructures (RIs) are expected to play an important role in the development of scientific activities in China and the construction of China's national scientific systems. However, few studies have been devoted to the systematic evaluation of the technological entrepreneurship (TE) effects of China's RIs. This paper attempts to fill this gap by designing a comprehensive analytical framework composed of the two stages and different function type of RIs. The analysis is implemented based on a novel sample composed of four of China's typical RIs. More specifically, this paper classified these four Chinese RIs into the following two types according to their functions: dedicated research infrastructure, public experimental platform. Furthermore, this paper analyzes the features of the TE promotion effects of these RIs in construction and operation stages. There are three influence mechanisms, as technology source, the center of innovation resource attraction and technology service. This paper not only contributes to developing an analytical framework for evaluating the functions and TE promotive effects of large RIs but also presents evidence regarding the development of RIs in emerging countries.