The study looked at how well different types of companies in Anhui Province, China are at innovating. They found that both big and small-medium companies are pretty good at innovating, with some small-medium companies being especially good. The size of a company affects how well it innovates, with smaller companies benefiting more from being bigger. Government subsidies for research and development can actually hurt a company's ability to innovate, while tax breaks help. Big companies need different strategies to improve innovation compared to small-medium companies.