Using DEA for planning in UK universities—an institutional perspective

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 789-800

  Sarrico, C S ^a   Dyson, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BCG matrix; Benchmarking; Data envelopment analysis; Higher education; Performance measurement; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA REDUCTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AGGREGATE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (APM); BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) MATRIX; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA);

EDUCATION;

EID: 0034227229     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600949     Document Type: Article

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