Author(s)

Miao Li¹, LiJing Xie^2*, Xue Yang²

Affiliation(s)

¹School of Management, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, Sichuan, China.

²Research Institute of International Economics and Management, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, Sichuan, China.

Corresponding Author

LiJing Xie

ABSTRACT

Taking listed companies involved in civil-military integration (CMI) in Sichuan Province as the research sample, this paper constructs a multi-dimensional evaluation system comprising resource input, technological output, economic output, and strategic output. Notably, government subsidies are incorporated as an output indicator measuring the "strategic value" of enterprises. On this basis, the DEA-BCC model and Malmquist index model are employed to conduct static measurement and dynamic evolution analysis of the collaborative innovation efficiency of these enterprises from 2022 to 2024. The study finds that: the low scale efficiency of innovation in Sichuan's CMI enterprises is the main factor restricting the improvement of overall effectiveness, and there is significant efficiency differentiation within the industry, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) shows a slight overall upward trend but fluctuates significantly due to the external environment, presenting a non-equilibrium characteristic of being significantly driven by technological progress while lagging in management efficiency catch-up. The conclusions of this paper provide a reference for optimizing the allocation of regional civil-military integration resources.

KEYWORDS

Civil-military integration; Collaborative innovation; DEA-Malmquist model; Strategic value

CITE THIS PAPER

Miao Li, LiJing Xie, Xue Yang. A DEA-Malmquist analysis of military-civilian collaborative innovation efficiency. Social Science and Management. 2025, 2(4): 65-72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/ssm3071.

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