Abstract:Encouraging enterprises to strengthen basic research is an important way to enhance China"s sci-tech self-reliance and self-strengthening at higher levels.Based on the questionnaire survey data of 1923 high-tech enterprises in Guangdong Province conducting basic research in 2023, through constructing an analytical model, research and development found that the main endogenous driving force affecting the willingness of enterprises to conduct basic research is the ability to acquire and absorb external knowledge, and the main exogenous driving force is having basic research partners, peer competition pressure, policy support, and difficulty in purchasing new technologies. The study also found that there are significant differences in the factors that affect the willingness of state-owned, private, and foreign-funded enterprises to conduct basic research. The internal innovation soft environment of state-owned enterprises, the external knowledge acquisition and absorption and transformation ability of private enterprises, and the basic research technology conditions of foreign-funded enterprises are the key influencing factors of their willingness to conduct basic research. Based on this, this article proposes the following suggestions: establish and improve a normalized work mechanism, strengthen the awareness and confidence of enterprises in conducting basic research; Expand the circle of friends for enterprise basic research and enhance the external driving force for enterprises to carry out basic research; Motivate enterprises to consolidate the conditions and foundation for conducting basic research, and stimulate the driving force for enterprises to carry out basic research; Build a three-dimensional policy system to support enterprise basic research and address the concerns of enterprises in conducting basic research.