Retail productivity assessment using data envelopment analysis

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-105

  Donthu, Naveen ^a   Yoo, Boonghee ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032018111     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4359(99)80089-X     Document Type: Article

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