Relative performance of academic departments using DEA with sensitivity analysis

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-177

  Tyagi, Preeti ^a   Yadav, Shiv Prasad ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

DEA; Efficiency; India; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GLOBALIZATION; LIBERALIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60949091269     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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