Research on construction and evaluation of the indicator system for company science popularization capabilities in mainland China

A company´s capability to be involved in science popularization plays a very important role in advancing the nation´s innovation capability. Based on the definition of a nation´s science popularization capabilities, the company´s science popularization´s capability is put forward. In addition the theoretical model and indicator system of a regional company´s science popularization capability is also constructed from the perspective of the company´s science popularization innovation. Establishment of the 4 indicators includes investment input and output capabilities for company science popularization, support capability for science popularization, the diffusion capability for science popularization innovation, The company´s science popularization evaluation indicator system has 9 secondary indicators, with the data coming from the Statistical Yearbook and a factor analysis method used in order to evaluate the company´s science popularization capability in the 31 provinces in mainland China.