Performance impact of research policy at the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 875-885

  Zhang, Daqun ^a,b,d   Banker, Rajiv D ^b   Li, Xiaoxuan ^a   Liu, Wenbin ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d 403a Alter Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CAS; DEA; Knowledge innovation program; Malmquist indexes; Productivity change; Research policy

Indexed keywords

CAS; DEA; KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION PROGRAM; MALMQUIST INDEXES; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE; RESEARCH POLICY;

PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79957692848     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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