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Against the backdrop of economic globalization and innovation-driven development strategies, this paper examines the relationship between three intangible resources—human resources, technological resources, and relational resources—and corporate innovation performance among China's listed manufacturing firms, as well as the moderating effect of internationalization on these relationships. Findings indicate that technological and relational resources positively influence corporate innovation performance, while internationalization exerts a positive moderating effect on these relationships. However, no significant impact was found between human resources and innovation performance, nor did internationalization moderate this relationship. These findings suggest that enterprises should prioritize technological and relational resources as critical strategic assets for development, while enhancing innovation performance requires integrating internal and external resources through holistic planning rather than relying solely on intangible resources and internationalization.
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