Efficiency assessment of listed real estate companies: An empirical study of China

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-104

  Zheng, Xian ^a   Chau, Kwong Wing ^a   Hui, Eddie C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; DEA; Efficiency; Input output; Listed real estate company; Scale economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860900165     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648715X.2011.582739     Document Type: Article

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