Efficiency analysis accounting for internal and external non-discretionary factors

This paper develops a method based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) for efficiency assessments taking into account the effect of non-discretionary factors. A typology that classifies the non-discretionary factors into two groups is proposed: the factors that characterize the external conditions wh...

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Main Author: Camanho, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Portela, Maria (author), Vaz, Clara B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2544
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/2544