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Journal of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (1): 50-60.DOI: 10.7523/j.ucas.2023.047

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Characteristics of high technology manufacturing industry migration based on micro enterprise data: a case study of Beijing metropolitan area

ZHANG Peiyuan1,2, LI Jiaming1, ZHANG Wenzhong1,2   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
    2. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • Received:2022-11-28 Revised:2023-05-05

Abstract: This study traces the migration process of key high-tech enterprises in Beijing during 2008-2016, revealing the migration characteristics and patterns of high-tech enterprises within the metropolitan area. The results show that medium-sized enterprises are more likely to relocate than small and large enterprises, especially in lucrative sectors. Moreover, migration is mainly within agglomerations, with relatively little migration across agglomerations and between agglomerations and non-agglomerations, although this varies between agglomerations. Finally, most high-tech manufacturing firms first relocate between 7 and 16 years after their establishment, which means that there is roughly a 7-year adaptation or development period for firms in a region after their establishment. During the adaptation period, companies do not tend to relocate, after which, as they grow, they need to find new spaces to grow. For reasons such as familiarity with the environment, enterprises give priority to finding new locations within the agglomeration and the surrounding area.

Key words: enterprise relocation characteristics, life circle, runs test, high-tech industries, Beijing

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