The Efficacy of Government Incentives for Fostering Collaboration Between Enterprises of Different Scales and Vocational Education Institutions
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Promoting intimate collaboration among governments, enterprises, and educational institutions to achieve high-quality development in vocational education has become a global priority. Countries around the world have implemented various financial and non-financial incentives to enhance the attractiveness of vocational education and strengthen cooperation between businesses and educational institutions. This study aimed to explore how government incentives motivate enterprises by statistically analyzing the relationships between government incentives (IC) and enterprise motivation (MT), the mediating effect of enterprise cognition of the benefits (BN) brought to vocational education and training (VET), as well as the moderating effect of enterprise scale (W). The regression analysis identified a mediating effect of perceived benefits to education, and the enterprise scale demonstrated differentiated and significant positive indirect effects on the efficacy of government incentives. The moderated mediation test conducted by PROCESS indicated that micro, small, and large enterprises showed stronger effects than medium-sized enterprises. The study proposed the implications of designing targeted government incentives to foster greater motivation among medium-sized enterprises.
Source: SAGE Open
Author: Xifeng Liao
Language: English
Topic: Education Systems and Policy
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,600
OpenAlex ID: W7225820573