An investigation into the relationship between size and efficiency of the Italian hospitality sector: A window DEA approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 613-620

  Pulina, Manuela ^a   Detotto, Claudio ^a   Paba, Antonello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Hotel size; Regional analysis; Window data envelopment analysis

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SARDINIA; TIME SPAN;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HOTELS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; REGIONAL PLANNING; WINDOWS;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 75149119199     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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