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| The Role of Star Scientists in Innovation Activities: a Literature Review |
| Li Conggang1,Xu Rong2,Lu Lu3,Li Yueran1 |
| （1.International College of Renmin University of China, Suzhou 215123, China;2.School of Finance of Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China;3.Jiangsu Institute of Innovation and Development, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210003, China) |
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Abstract The important role of star scientists in innovation activities has been widely valued and paid attention by foreign scholars. However, relevant research in China is still insufficient. This paper thus analysis relevant foreign literatures and finds that star scientists can play an important role in innovation activities through "Learning by Hiring", Status Effect, Bridge Effect, industry-university-research cooperation and Peer Effect. How to give full play to the role of star scientists? How to solve the problem of decentralization, closure and lack of integration of current innovation resources? How to enhance the human capital level and innovation ability of enterprises and build a long-term mechanism to promote enterprise innovation? These are the issues that need to be considered in the future both for academic research and policy development.
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Received: 22 May 2019
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