Allocative efficiency of technically inefficient production units

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 168, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 450-462

  Bogetoft, Peter ^a   Färe, Rolf ^b   Obel, Børge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Homothetic technologies; Organizational change strategies; Organizational slack; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; HOMOTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE STRATEGIES; ORGANIZATIONAL SLACK; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

PRODUCTION;

EID: 24944584418     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.05.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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