Analysis on Funding Effectiveness of Talent Fund Projects in the Field of Management Science
To implement the instructions from General Secretary Xi Jinping regard-ing"enhancing the efficiency of funding for the National Natural Science Foundation,"the Department of Management Sciences conducted a series of research activities,sys-tematically analyzing the funding effectiveness of the distinguished young scholars and outstanding young scholars talent projects.A total of 556 survey questionnaires were designed and distributed,and 233 experts participated in the discussion.Utilizing statistical methods such as the coefficient of variation,the difference-in-differences,and the natural language processing,the survey data were quantitatively analyzed.The statistical analysis of the survey data showed the following key findings:First,compared to other talent projects like outstanding young scholars,the comprehen-sive funding effectiveness of distinguished young scholars is relatively higher.After approval,there is a significant improvement in both academic achievements and aca-demic influence.Second,there is heterogeneity in the funding effectiveness among tal-ent projects like distinguished young scholars and outstanding young scholars.Third,scholars who receive distinguished young scholars funding before the age of 42 expe-rience a greater improvement in comprehensive funding effectiveness.Based on these analysis,recommendations are proposed,emphasizing the need to"strengthen process management and project closeout management"for talent projects.
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