Relative efficiency among South African universities: A data envelopment analysis

Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-89

  Taylor, Brian ^a   Harris, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; South Africa; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543140571     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HIGH.0000009805.98400.4d     Document Type: Article

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