The measurement of productivity growth in the academic departments using malmquist productivity index

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2875-2880

  Rayeni, Mohammad Mahallati ^a   Vardanyan, G ^a   Saljooghi, F H ^b  

^a ARMENIAN NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Malmquist productivity index; Performance assessment; Productivity; Technical efficiency change

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY;

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 78049354159     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.2875.2880     Document Type: Article

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