Efficiency evaluations with context-dependent and measure-specific data envelopment approaches: An application in a World Bank supported project

Omega

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 68-83

  Ulucan, Aydin ^a   Bariş Atici, Kazim ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Case study; DEA; Efficiency; Project management

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; CASE-STUDIES; CONTEXT DEPENDENT; DATA ENVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING UNIT; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; MITIGATION PROJECTS; RISK MITIGATION; SOCIAL RISKS; WORLD BANK;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 69549109994     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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