Modelling profitability and effectiveness of Greek-listed construction firms: An integrated DEA and ratio analysis

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 795-807

  Tsolas, Ioannis E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Construction firms; Data envelopment analysis; Effectiveness; Greece; Profitability efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE; DATA ENVELOPMENT; EFFECTIVENESS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; GREECE; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES; PROFIT MARGIN; PROJECT LEVELS; RATIO ANALYSIS; TWO-STEP APPROACH;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY;

PROFITABILITY;

COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROFITABILITY; STAKEHOLDER;

GREECE;

EID: 80053247745     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.610330     Document Type: Article

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