The Internal Determinants of Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Universities: A Perspective from Embeddedness Theory

Bojun Hou, Pengcheng Jin, Xing Tang (), Jin Hong and Peng Zhou
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Bojun Hou: Hefei University of Technology
Pengcheng Jin: Hefei University of Technology
Xing Tang: Hefei University of Technology
Jin Hong: Hefei University of Technology
Peng Zhou: Hefei University of Technology

Research in Higher Education, 2024, vol. 65, issue 7, No 13, 1679-1713

Abstract: Abstract Numerous scholars have investigated the determinants of university innovation efficiency. However, the internal governance aspects of universities and their interactions with the external environment are frequently neglected. Therefore, this study, grounded in the framework of embeddedness theory, employed the Stochastic Frontier Analysis method to empirically analyze innovation efficiency in Chinese universities. The results indicated that competitive threats significantly improved university innovation efficiency, whereas bureaucracy and international openness exhibited adverse effects, which were alleviated in regions with greater marketization.

Keywords: Embeddedness theory; University innovation efficiency; Competitive threat; Bureaucracy; International openness; Marketization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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