Contemporary Finance & Economics ›› 2025, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (10): 113-126.

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Enterprise Green Technology Network Position and Total Factor Productivity

Wu Zhen1, Yan Zhong-xiao2   

  1. 1. Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872;
    2. Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
  • Received:2024-07-06 Revised:2025-08-20 Online:2025-10-15 Published:2025-10-23

Abstract: Inter-firm networks serve as crucial channels for enterprises to acquire information and technology. The position of green technology networks determines the quality and quantity of green technology resources that enterprises can access, which is of great significance for enterprises to achieve high-quality development. Based on the theoretical analysis of the impact of enterprises' green technology network position on total factor productivity, this paper conducts an empirical test using the data from the listed manufacturing companies in China from 2007 to 2022. The research results show that an advantageous position in the green technology network of enterprises is conducive to improving total factor productivity, that an advantageous position in the green technology network of enterprises enhances total factor productivity by enhancing enterprises' green technology innovation capabilities and optimizing resource allocation, that enterprises' absorptive capacity and digital transformation can strengthen the enhancing effect of advantageous position in the green technology network on total factor productivity, and that an advantageous position in the green technology network helps enterprises achieve a win-win situation between environmental performance and economic performance. According to the research conclusions, it is necessary to build a green technology network with closer connections and more efficient operations to promote information sharing and resource integration, encourage enterprises to utilize the green technology network to improve total factor productivity, and empower high-quality development.

Key words: total factor productivity, green technology network position, high-quality development, green transformation

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