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: A. S. Camanho (author)
Other Authors: M. C. Portela (author), C. B. Vaz (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/92896
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/92896