Abstract: Technology convergence has become the primary way enterprises achieve technological innovation and cultivate disruptive technologies. Enterprises’ R&D cooperation was recognized as one of the crucial factors in promoting technological convergence. However, in the context of accelerated technology convergence in multiple fields, how enterprise R&D collaboration affects technology convergence remains unclear. Based on knowledge management theory and resource dependence theory, we constructed the multilayered complex network of enterprise R&D cooperation—technology convergence and measured the technology convergence degree of enterprises from the breadth, depth, and difference. Then, we explored the impact of enterprise R&D cooperation on technology convergence at different technology lifecycles and the moderating effect of engagement level with universities/scientific research institutions. We conducted empirical research on smartphone-related enterprises and found that (1) the strength of enterprises’ R&D cooperation, technology heterogeneity of enterprises’ R&D cooperation partners, and enterprises’ average R&D cooperation time all have a promoting effect on technology convergence depth and difference. The effects are more significant in the emergence and post-growth stages. (2) The strength of enterprises’ R&D cooperation, technology heterogeneity of enterprises’ R&D cooperation partners, and enterprises’ average R&D cooperation time all have an inhibitory effect on technology convergence breadth. The effects are different in each technology lifecycles. (3) The engagement level with universities/scientific research institutions positively regulates the inhibitory relationships between the strength of enterprises’ R&D cooperation, technology heterogeneity of enterprises’ R&D cooperation partners, enterprises’ average R&D cooperation time, and technology convergence breadth. The engagement level with universities/scientific research institutions negatively regulates the strength of enterprises’ R&D cooperation, technology heterogeneity of enterprises’ R&D cooperation partners, enterprises’ average R&D cooperation time, and technology convergence depth and difference. This paper revealed the intrinsic mechanism of enterprises’ R&D cooperation on technological convergence, which provided crucial theoretical and practical references for guiding enterprises to promote technology convergence through R&D cooperation, thereby cultivating disruptive technologies.

摘要： 技术融合是企业实现技术创新、促进颠覆性技术产生的重要途径。研发合作被认为是促进技术融合的重要因素之一。然而在多领域技术加速融合的背景下，企业研发合作如何影响技术融合的机理仍不明确。本文借鉴知识管理理论与资源依赖理论，构建企业研发合作—技术融合多层复杂网络，从技术融合广度、深度和差异度测度技术融合程度，并探索不同技术生命周期阶段的企业研发合作对技术融合的影响，以及高校/科研机构参与程度的调节作用。以智能手机技术为例的实证研究发现：（1）企业研发合作强度、企业研发合作伙伴的技术异质性、企业平均研发合作时间均有利于促进技术融合深度和差异度，并且在技术的孕育期和成长后期作用更明显。（2）企业研发合作强度、企业研发合作伙伴的技术异质性、企业平均研发合作时间均对技术融合广度有抑制作用，并且在不同技术生命周期的作用效果不同。（3）高校/科研机构参与程度分别正向调节企业研发合作强度、企业研发合作伙伴的技术异质性、企业平均研发合作时间与技术融合广度之间的抑制关系，并负向调节企业研发合作强度、企业研发合作伙伴的技术异质性、企业平均研发合作时间与技术融合深度和差异度之间的促进关系。研究揭示了企业研发合作作用于技术融合的内在机理，为指导企业通过研发合作促进技术融合，从而培育颠覆性技术提供重要理论借鉴与实践参考。