Abstract
Technology-oriented enterprises are the primary drivers of urban innovation spaces and have become a key force for countries to enhance their comprehensive national strength. This study utilizes Point of Interest (POI) geographic big data to quantitatively analyze the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of technology-oriented enterprises in China. The findings are as follows: 1) The overall distribution of technology-oriented enterprises in China exhibits a gradient decline from east to west, conforming to the distribution pattern of the Hu Line, with a micro-scale clustering model of “three cores-two rings-multiple nuclei”; 2) Large enterprises are concentrated north of the Yangtze River, mainly in the Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, while medium-sized enterprises dominate in the Pearl River Delta and the southern part of the Yangtze River Delta, and micro-enterprises prevail in the central and western regions 3) Manufacturing, scientific research and technical services, information transmission, software, and information technology services are the three leading industries among technology-oriented enterprises. Manufacturing is characterized by high-density core areas in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, scientific research, and technical services form high-value clusters in the east, dumbbell diffusion in the middle, and single-core block distribution in the west. Information transmission, software, and information technology services are primarily distributed along the eastern coastal area, Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Economic Belt 4) Market environment, industrial policy, and economic strength significantly impact these enterprises, with larger enterprises relying more on human capital and small and micro enterprises depending more on government policy support, market environment, and economic conditions. All industries are most affected by policies, with manufacturing also influenced by market structure and industrial layout, and the service industry highly dependent on talent, economic level, and industrial environment.
| Translated title of the contribution | Spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of technology-oriented enterprises in China |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 518-530 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Geographical Science |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2025 |