The Influence Of CEO Characteristics On Patent Output

The State Council of China formulated the "Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicles Industry Development Plan (2011-2020)", the plan emphasis that it is a breakthrough for new energy vehicles to deal with energy crisis, solve environment problem, upgrade industrial structure, also, is a key link in the process of establishing and perfecting the national innovation system to promote the independent of R&D in New Energy Vehicles. Technology innovation is the internal driving force to the enterprise survival and development and patent information become the enterprise core competitive factors. After technology R&D, the patent was a tangible product, not only contain more than 90% of the information science and technology, also include technology innovation, research and development investment, the patent is the core competition of knowledge economy, also is the extension of enterprise innovation tension, patent strategy become the important part of the enterprise strategy management. Through analysis of characteristics of patent document can discern the technology development, R&D status, competition situation and technology situation of competitors, provide decision support for enterprise technology innovation. At present, the patent output is not optimistic, the core patent and independent innovation ability are weak, why there is such a situation? The answer may be varied, but the paper tries to resolve the problem from the perspective of "people".At present, the influence factor of patent output from external environment factors such as incentive policy, R&D investment, enterprise internal etc. But, as a proactive strategy choice, patent output will not only affect by the environment in the enterprise, must also restricted by leadership enterprise strategic decision. According to the upper management theory, as the enterprise strategic management decision makers, the features of CEO is positive significant impact on R&D, and it has been most scholars to empirical the correctness of R&D decided to patent output, as the core of the senior management team, and the knowledge structure, cognitive mode, the CEO personal traits affect the patent output? This article hopes to build CEO characteristics-- patent output transmission chain, explore the CEO characteristics will impact on patent output.In this paper, selection of patent output data analysis between 2009-2014 form New Energy Vehicles Industry. It empirical analysis between select the appropriate sample data and CEO features.Firstly, the paper have a comprehensive analysis of patent output from the perspective of policy, technology, law, and competitors; Secondly, relate empirical analysis of patent output based on the perspective of CEO characteristics. The study found that the CEO characteristics exist in theory and patent output conductivity, but is not very significant in the empirical research, and have an impact on the patent output, as follows: there is negative correlation between the CEO’s age and patent output; there is inverted "U" shaped relationship between CEO’s tenure and patent output; there are positive correlation between CEO’s education background and political background and patent output. Finally, put forward relevant policy suggestions based on the conclusion.