Research Article

Chinese Provincial Difference in the Efficiency of Universities’ Scientific and Technological Activities Based on DEA with Shared Input

Table 1

Evaluation index system of technological innovation ability in the high-tech industry.

R&D stageTechnical transformation stage

First-level indexSecond-level indexFirst-level indexSecond-level index
Technological innovation inputThe average number of employees Innovative achievement inputNumber of invention patent applications
The number of firms with R&D activities Number of enterprises
R&D personnel equivalent to full time Number of new product development projects
Internal R&D expenditure Investment in fixed asset
New product development expenditures Number of valid invention patents
Technological innovation outputNumber of patent applications Technology introduction funds
Number of invention patent applications Intermediate technological inputDigest and absorb funds
Number of valid invention patents Buy domestic technical funds
Number of new product development projects Technical renovation funds
New fixed assets New product sale revenue
Innovative environment supportThe number of enterprises with R&D institutions Industrialization benefitsExport delivery value
R&D institutions
R&D institution expenditure Profit
R&D institution equipment value