《《China’s Regional Knowledge Innovation Capability Assess》.pdf

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ISSN: 1913-0341 Vol. 4, No. 1, 2010, pp. 26-33 China’s Regional Knowledge Innovation Capability Assess: Based on a Factor Analysis Methodology 1 MA Guo-yong Abstract: The capability of knowledge innovation of a country or an area is gradually becoming one of the most important motility to develop local economics. Using Factor Analysis methodology to do a positive research on regional knowledge innovation capability is the main content of this paper. This paper analyzes the statistics of main indicators to conclude the situation of China’s local knowledge innovation capability. At the same time, it put forward the counterpart suggestions to improve the capability of knowledge innovation capability. Key words: regional innovation capability; regional knowledge innovation capability; factor analysis 1. INTRODUCTION Regional knowledge innovation capability is a new concept and still has no unified definition. Scholars from in and abroad gave various definitions to it. Riddel and the colleague confirm that the potentiality to create new products relating to commerce within a certain area is a kind of regional innovation capability. Zhao and the colleague confirm that the capability of regional development and the capability of utilize the science and technology together form the regional knowledge capability. Huang thinks that the regional knowledge capability is based on the inner