Abstract：The talent evaluation institution acts as the “baton”guiding science and technology (S&T)activities;however,the micro-level mechanism through which it exerts influence remains unclear.Although practices of S&T talent evaluation institutions vary widely,their efficacy is universally contingent upon three core institutional elements:the nature of incentives,the methodology of evaluation,and the feasibility of goal attainment.This study employs an experimental approach to simulate institutional prototypes formed by combining these institutional elements at different levels,to measure and compare researchers' creative performance under each scenario.According to the result,negative incentives may compromise efficiency while enhancing the innovativeness of the outputs in work dominated by divergent thinking.Conversely,difficult goals may inhibit innovativeness while enhancing efficiency.Furthermore,these two factors exhibit a significant interactive effect on individual creativity performance.Moreover,criterion-based evaluations prompt researchers to pay greater attention to the details of their outcomes.In contrast,work dominated by convergent thinking is primarily affected by the feasibility of goal attainment.Setting easy goals is more effective than setting difficult goals in enhancing researchers' creative performance.
李杨. 人才评价制度影响科研人员创造力的微观机制研究[J]. 中国科技论坛, 2026(1): 124-136.
Li Yang. A Micro-Mechanisms Study of Talent Evaluation Institutions' Impact on Researchers' Creativity. , 2026(1): 124-136.
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