The Impact of Enterprise Internetization on Innovation Levels of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises in Guangdong Province: Evidence from Computer, Communication, and other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing Companies

Technological innovation is considered an important source of national economic development, but existing studies have found that there are few independent research and development (R&D) activities in Chinese enterprises, and the achievement transformation of R&D investment is still facing great difficulties. As a new technical means, Internetization is regarded as an important driving force for promoting enterprise innovation in the information technology era. However, few empirical studies have conducted detailed analyses of the relationship between Internetization and enterprise innovation, ignoring the fact that Internetization can quickly transfer information. Therefore, based on the invention patent data of listed enterprises in the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industries in Guangdong Province from 2012 to 2020, and dividing Internetization into two types: Information Internetization and Application Internetization, this study analyzes the basic characteristics o