Abstract

Taking the “embedded behavior” of new R&D institutions as the research object, this paper uses social network analysis to study the theoretical logic of the coupling between new R&D institutions and the national strategic science and technology force, analyzing the mechanism behind the relationship between them at the micro level by utilizing a coupling coordination degree model and Tobit panel regression. This paper methodically reveals the dynamic coupling mechanism and evolution law of the embedding of new R&D institutions into the national strategic science and technology forces and confirms the key role of their collaborative development in enhancing regional innovation capabilities. Research findings indicate that the coupling coordination degree between new R&D institutions and the national strategic science and technology forces in Guangdong Province has been continuously improving, and the core factors such as the intensity of R&D investment and the total number of R&D personnel in the region have a positive impact on the coupling coordination degree, but the differences among regions and the potential innovation polarization effects still deserve necessary attention. The new R&D institutions collaborate with the national strategic science and technology forces through political, organizational, relational, and cultural embeddedness, thereby promoting resource sharing, complementary advantages, and dynamic optimization.