The larger scientific and technological human scale, the better innovation effect? Evidence from key universities in China

Qinwei Cao (), Peng Xie (), Meng Jiao () and Wanchun Duan ()
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Qinwei Cao: Wuhan University
Peng Xie: Wuhan University
Meng Jiao: Wuhan University
Wanchun Duan: Yunnan University of Business Management

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 7, No 11, 5623-5649

Abstract: Abstract Does the growth of S&T human scale has demographic dividends analogous to that of economic growth? Inspired by the resource-based theory and able to use the panel data of Chinese key universities, we find that relying solely on the number of S&T personnel may not significantly boost the innovation effect in scientific research. Even though more S&T personnel can greatly raise the number of scientific research achievements (SRA), it’s more deeply relying on the increment of S&T service personnel rather than R&D personnel. Meanwhile, more S&T personnel and R&D personnel cannot enhance the quality of SRA, and basic research intensity does not play a mediating role between them. Moreover, no matter what type of S&T human scale cannot improve economic performance, and also, basic research intensity does not play a mediating role between them. The growing S&T human scale can heighten the social performance, while the increasing number of neither R&D personnel nor S&T service personnel in a single dimension will make social performance better, and basic research intensity does not play a mediating role between them as well. Finally, there’s significant heterogeneity on the relationship among diverse types, titles and positions of S&T personnel with different levels and types of performance.

Keywords: Human scale; Basic research; Innovation performance; Economic performance; Social performance; Chinese university (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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