Promoting the dissemination of technical information is one of the core objectives of the patent system.However,exist-ing evidence suggests that R&D personnel do not prioritize patent information.It is crucial to identify the factors influencing R&D personnel's utilization of patent information,as this has significant theoretical and practical implications for enhancing social in-novation efficiency and innovation capabilities.In this study,we conducted in-depth interviews with 21 R&D personnel to collect primary data.Using a programmatic grounded theory approach,we analyzed the interview data and extracted 17 initial categories and 7 main categories.Based on this,we constructed a model of factors influencing R&D personnel's patent information utiliza-tion behavior.Our findings revealed that distal factors such as cognition of alternative information source and cognition of patent information source's reputation indirectly impact R&D personnel's utilization behavior through the serial mediating effects of pa-tent information quality perception and behavioral attitudes.Additionally,patent information quality perception influences R&D personnel's utilization behavior through the mediating effects behavioral attitudes.Furthermore,behavioral attitudes,social norms,and control factors have a direct impact on R&D personnel's utilization of patent information.At the theoretical level,the research results have clarified the influencing factors and mechanisms of patent information utilization behavior of R&D person-nel.At the practical level,it has provided a reference for improving the patent information utilization policies and enhancing the efficiency of technical information dissemination of China's patent system.
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