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Research on the Driving Mechanism of Educational Background for Product Innovation in High-Tech Enterprises in Zhongshan City
This study focuses on high-tech enterprises in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, to explore the correlation mechanism between product innovation and employees’ educational background. Through an empirical analysis of high-tech enterprises in Zhongshan City in fields such as electronic information, intelligent manufacturing, and biomedicine, combined with literature review and field research data, this study finds that: the proportion of highly educated employees is significantly positively correlated with enterprise innovation output, particularly with master’s degree or higher employees playing a key role in breakthrough innovation; there is a matching relationship between the diversity of educational backgrounds and the types of enterprise innovation; and industry-university-research collaboration platforms serve as critical hubs for transforming educational capital into innovation. The research findings provide theoretical foundations and practical references for regional innovation policy formulation and corporate talent strategies.
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