Data Envelopment Analysis-based Innovation Performance Evaluation of Knowledge Economy Circle Around Universities

Abstract:

Based on the data envelopment analysis （DEA） method， an index system model is proposed to evaluate the innovation performance of the knowledge economy circle around universities. This paper analyzes the innovation development situation and evolution characteristics of the Knowledge Economy Circle Around Tongji University（Hereinafter referred to as "Around Tongji"） to construct the innovation performance input-output framework. Taking the historical data of "Around Tongji" as the empirical object， this paper evaluates its innovation performance， and finds that the overall resource allocation of "Around Tongji" is relatively reasonable， and the scale benefit is expanding year by year； The effective use of policy support and university innovation elements has obviously promoted the expansion of innovation system scale； The transformation benefits of the innovative achievements of the "Around Tongji" need improving. Therefore，suggestions are put forward to improve the innovation performance and promote collaborative innovation in the knowledge economy circle around universities.

Key words:knowledge economy circle around university;innovation performance evaluation;data envelopment analysis (DEA)