Abstract:

Megaprojects serve as experimental platforms for forging megaproject complex equipment， where challenging construction environments and stringent technical demands drive the need for customized， integrated， and adaptive innovation. This fosters the emergence and evolution of the innovation network for megaproject complex equipment. Simultaneously， the boundaries between corporate innovation management and project management are increasingly blurred and intertwined， rendering traditional innovation network theories inadequate in addressing the novel challenges and issues arising during the manufacturing of megaproject complex equipment. By focusing on the unique attributes of megaprojects and their associated equipment innovations， it aims to construct a theoretical framework for the innovation network for megaproject complex equipment in this study， facilitating a precise understanding of the innovation patterns within complex equipment. Through a comprehensive review of related research on equipment innovation and innovation networks， the concept of the “innovation network for megaproject complex equipment”is delineated， deconstructing its basic structure from three dimensions： production and manufacturing， projects， and cross-sectoral collaboration. It particularly examines three primary operational mechanisms： project-driven construction， complex equipment integration， and multi-dimensional and cross-sectoral linkage. Additionally， it anticipates future research directions from three perspectives： network emergence， network evolution， and network governance， providing a theoretical foundation and analytical framework for subsequent studies.

Key words: megaproject complex equipment, innovation network, complex product system, network structure, collaboration mechanisms