Configuration Analysis of Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on DEA and fsQCA: Evidence From China's Defense Science and Technology

IF 1.8 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI:10.1002/pa.70119

Zilong Wang, Bingyang Zhou, Hechang Cai, Zhiwen Zhang

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This study evaluates the resource allocation efficiency of national defense enterprises and identifies key factors for improvement. An improved two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) model was used to assess the efficiency of 58 listed national defense enterprises from 2014 to 2020, while fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was employed to explore the pathways that enhance efficiency. The findings reveal that resource allocation efficiency in the R&D stage is low, with technological R&D being crucial for improving overall efficiency, whereas industrialization efficiency often constrains it. Both overall and industrialization efficiencies followed a pattern of initial growth followed by decline. Key determinants of efficiency include economic development, infrastructure, industrial policy, and enterprise structure. The combination of DEA and fsQCA provides a comprehensive framework for understanding efficiency levels and the complex pathways that drive them.

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基于DEA和fsQCA的资源配置效率配置分析——来自中国国防科技的证据

本研究评估国防企业的资源配置效率，并找出需要改善的关键因素。采用改进的两阶段数据包络分析（DEA）模型对58家国防上市企业2014 - 2020年的效率进行评估，并采用模糊集定性比较分析（fsQCA）方法探索提升效率的途径。研究发现，研发阶段的资源配置效率较低，其中技术研发对提高整体效率至关重要，而工业化效率往往是制约研发的因素。总体效率和工业化效率均呈现先增长后下降的格局。决定效率的关键因素包括经济发展、基础设施、产业政策和企业结构。DEA和fsQCA的结合为理解效率水平和驱动它们的复杂途径提供了一个全面的框架。

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