Evaluation of technical efficiency and ranking of public sector banks in India: An analysis from cross-sectional perspective

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 540-568

  Kumar, Sunil ^a   Gulati, Rachita ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banks; India; Performance measures; Process efficiency; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449112072     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400810904029     Document Type: Article

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