ERIC Number: EJ1382477
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0958-2029
EISSN: EISSN-1471-5449
S&T Resource Allocation Considering Both Performance and Potential: The Case of Chinese Research Institutes
Zhao, Teng-Yu; Pei, Ruimin; Yang, Guo-Liang
Research Evaluation, v32 n1 p58-69 Jan 2023
The ex-post assessment of institutional performance has been applied to allocate scientific and technological (S&T) resource to universities and public research institutes. However, over-emphasis on particular types of performance could lead to unintended results and harm the science system. This research assesses the performance of these universities and public research institutes using 'technical efficiency' and their potential using 'capacity utilization', which are obtained by data envelopment analysis methods. Moreover, a comprehensive S&T resource allocation framework is proposed, where the organizations can be classified into four groups according to their performance and potential assessment results. An empirical study is conducted using the data of 58 Chinese research institutes from 2011 to 2018. Results indicate different patterns in the distribution and evolution of the performance and potential of these research institutes. The approaches proposed by this research are expected to complement existing performance-based S&T resource allocations.
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Research Universities, Sciences, Technology, Capacity Building, Research Utilization, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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