The Impact of Regional Industry-Education Integration Knowledge Flow System: A System Dynamics Approach

Zizhu Yan; Yingjie Huang

doi:10.6981/FEM.202508_6(8).0015

Authors

Zizhu Yan
Yingjie Huang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6981/FEM.202508_6(8).0015

Keywords:

Industry-education Integration; Knowledge Flow; System Dynamics; Simulation.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to simulate the dynamic feedback effects of knowledge resources in the process of industry-education integration through system dynamics modeling, as well as to analyze the dynamic impacts of multiple factors on the knowledge flow system. The research employs a system dynamics model that considers the mechanisms driving knowledge flow. It simulates and analyzes the dynamic evolution characteristics of the knowledge flow system's development level in the Yangtze River Delta region over time under four driving scenarios, which include a baseline scenario, as well as scenarios driven by higher education innovation, enterprise innovation, and knowledge interaction environments. The findings indicate an overall positive trend in the comprehensive development level of the knowledge flow system under the current continuity development model in the Yangtze River Delta region. Although there are differences in the driving paths of the three factors influencing the knowledge flow system's development, they complement each other and effectively mitigate their respective shortcomings. Notably, the impact of knowledge interaction environment dynamics on the knowledge flow within the region is significantly stronger than that of higher education and enterprise innovation dynamics.

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