Organizational capability, efficiency, and effectiveness in Major League Baseball: 1901-2002

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 731-740

  Lewis, Herbert F ^a   Lock, Kathleen A ^a   Sexton, Thomas R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability; Data envelopment analysis; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Major League Baseball

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CAPABILITY; EFFECTIVENESS; MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL; MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; PERFORMANCE BASED;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 60649102229     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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