Assurance region context-dependent DEA with an application to Taiwanese hotel industry

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-312

  Cheng, Hilary ^a   Lu, Yi Chuan ^a   Chung, Jen Tsung ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AR; Assurance region; Context dependent; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; International tourist hotel

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953282255     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2010.033541     Document Type: Article

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