Performance evaluation for regional innovation systems development in China based on the two-stage SBM-DNDEA model

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2021.101148

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volume 80, March 2022, 101148

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•: The proposed model properly portrayed the value-creation process in the regional innovation system with the dynamic feature.
•: Highlighting the different statuses of invention patents is of great importance on the efficacy of innovation system.
•: Providing a reliable evaluation on regional innovation performance in China, serves as better guidance for policy-makers.

Abstract

In this paper, we use the two-stage slacks-based measure dynamic network data envelopment analysis (SBM-DNDEA) model, to explore the value-creation process of regional innovation systems in China. We define the two stages as the technology innovation stage and the technology commercialization stage. In particular, we consider the numbers of invention patent in three different statuses as intermediate and/or carryover variables. The data was of 30 regional innovation systems in China from the period of 2011–2018, when China's National Plan for Medium and Long-term Scientific and Technological Development (NPMLSTD) was implemented. Our results highlight the importance of invention patents to overall performance of regional innovation development. We show that in addition to expanding research and development (R&D) budget, enhancing the quality of the invention patents can also improve the regional innovation scores.

Keywords

Performance evaluation

Regional innovation system

China

Data envelopment analysis

Dynamic network slacks-based measure

Two-stage SBM-DNDEA

Tzu-Yu, Lin is currently an associate professor in Accounting School, Nanfang College, Guangzhou, China. Her main research interests include performance evaluation, innovative economics, managerial accounting, and financial econometrics.

Sheng-Hsiung, Chiu is currently an associate professor in Accounting School, Nanfang College, Guangzhou, China. His main research interests include performance evaluation, innovative economics, and managerial accounting.

Hai-Lan Yang is a senior industrial analyst of Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute of Institute for Information Industry. She received A PhD in Economics from Iowa State University, US.

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