大学校长与大学科研绩效——基于2005—2017年面板数据和时间动态数据的实证分析

University Presidents and Research Performance of Double First-class Universities——Empirical Analysis Based on 2005-2017 Panel Data

日益严峻的大学声望竞争压力和"学术锦标赛"式的绩效评估压力对大学校长的任职能力和治理水平提出了更高要求。基于此,搜索了114所"双一流"建设高校2005—2017年任职的288位校长信息,采用CV研究法确定其任职周期和个人特征,通过面板OLS回归方法,实证分析大学校长与大学科研绩效间的关系。研究发现:较长的大学校长任期可以促进大学科研产出绩效;与本校晋升相比,通过校外聘任选拔的校长对科研产出有积极的促进作用;校长个人学术水平可以有效提升大学科研绩效;校长海外经历与大学科研绩效间不存在显著的因果关系。概言之,具有海外背景的大学校长在治理学校时需更好地结合区域特点及国情;适度延长校长任期、合理采用校外聘任的选拔方式以及加强对校长学术能力的考察可提升我国"双一流"建设高校的科研产出绩效。

Universities are facing increasingly severe pressures on prestige competition and academic championship performance evaluation, which puts forward higher requirements for university presidents’ vocational abilities. We collect the data of 288 principals who serve in the 114 Double First-Class Universities in China from 2005 to 2017 through websites and determine the tenure and personal characteristics by using CV research method. Based on the panel data, we empirically analyze the impact of university presidents on research performance employing OLS regression method. The results show that: the tenure is longer, the research performance of university is better;Comparing with the internally promoted president, the externally selected has a more positive effect on scientific research output;the president with higher academic degree and academic title can effectively improve university research performance;There is no significant causal relationship between overseas experience and university research performance.Furthermore, university president with overseas experiences should consider the regional difference and national conditions to govern university. Selecting presidents with higher academic level from different universities and extending the tenure in a rational range are the ways to improve university research performance.