Data envelopment analysis to the Italian university system: Theoretical issues and policy implications

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-367

  Agasisti, Tommaso ^a   Dal Bianco, Antonio ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IReR Istituto Regionale di Ricerca della Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Efficiency; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744934256     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2006.009613     Document Type: Article

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