Using DEA window analysis to measure efficiencies of Taiwan's integrated telecommunication firms

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 98-108

  Yang, Hsu Hao ^a   Chang, Cheng Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Telecommunications; Window analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WINDOWS;

DECISION-MAKING UNITS; DISCRIMINATING POWER; FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOS; GOVERNMENT EFFORTS; MARKET SHARES; MARKET SIZES; RETURNS-TO-SCALE; SCALE SIZES; STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCIES; TELECOMMUNICATION FIRMS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WINDOW ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 59649117523     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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