Is industry-university-research cooperation really a panacea for enhancing innovation quality? Evidence from Chinese firms

Key Points

• Findings indicate increased innovation quality linked to stronger industry-university cooperation.
• Key evidence reveals a significant correlation of 0.75 between collaboration intensity and innovation quality.
• Observational analysis across multiple Chinese firms highlights the role of research partnerships.
• Implication suggests that effective collaboration could drive innovation performance, though context-specific dynamics exist.