How Industry–University–Research Integration Promotes Green Technology Innovation in Chinese Enterprises: The Dual Mediating Pathways and Nonlinear Effects

This study examines 3256 Chinese A-share-listed companies from 2011 to 2022 to investigate the facilitative role and impact mechanism of industry–university–research (IUR) integration on corporate green technology innovation (GTI). The findings indicate that (1) the collaboration among IUR substantially enhances enterprises’ GTI, and this conclusion remains robust following various tests; (2) the integration of IUR can enhance GTI by mitigating managerial myopia and augmenting media attention; (3) integrating IUR into state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and large enterprises (LEs) has a stronger role in promoting GTI, according to a heterogeneity test; (4) further research shows that the impact of the depth and breadth of IUR cooperation on GTI presents an inverted U-shaped relationship from the promotion effect to the inhibition effect.