Private versus public high schools in Spain: Disentangling managerial and programme efficiencies

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 892-901

  Mancebon M J ^a   Muiz M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Education; OR in government

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; MANAGERS;

EDUCATIONAL PROCESS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT MODEL; OR IN GOVERNMENT; PRIVATE SCHOOLS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 44849112436     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602427     Document Type: Article

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