Data envelopment analysis and university selection

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1163-1177

  Sarrico, C S ^a   Hogan, S M ^a   Dyson, R G ^a   Athanassopoulos, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Higher education; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031334219     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600475     Document Type: Article

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