Efficiency and effectiveness of Spanish football teams: A three-stage-DEA approach

Central European Journal of Operations Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-45

  Garcia Sanchez I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Football; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547367215     PISSN: 1435246X     EISSN: 16139178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10100-006-0017-4     Document Type: Article

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