Two-level DEA approaches in research evaluation

Omega

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 950-957

  Meng, Wei ^a   Zhang, Daqun ^a   Qi, Li ^b   Liu, Wenbin ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEA; Discrimination power; Hierarchical structures; Research evaluation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODELS; DECISION MAKERS; DISCRIMINATION POWER; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HOLISTIC EVALUATIONS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; INPUT/OUTPUT DATUM; POWER; RESEARCH EVALUATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 40649083736     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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