关键词: 节能技术, 产品创新, 工艺创新, 管理创新, 驱动力, Energy efficiency technology, Product innovation, Process innovation, Management innovation, Driver

Abstract: At present, few studies focus on the drivers of energy efficiency technology adoption, especially about the effect of firm’s innovation activities on the adoption of energy efficiency technologies. This paper explores the effects of product innovation, process innovation and management innovation on the adoption of energy efficiency technology based on the Chinese manufacturing innovation survey 2009. The results show that product innovation, process innovation and management innovation all have a positive significant effect on the adoption of energy efficiency technologies separately. Further, energy costs of firms will adjust the relationship between innovation activities and energy efficiency technology decisions. The firms with higher energy costs are more likely to adopt energy efficiency technology during innovation. This new finding implies that the purpose of firm’s innovation activities is consistent with that of energy efficiency technology investment. From a policy point of view, this indicates that in order to promote China’s manufacturing energy-saving, policy makers should also take active measures to encourage firm’s innovation, especially focus on firm’s management innovation.