Ranking universities based on performance evaluation by a hybrid MCDM model

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 856-880

  Wu, Hung Yi ^a   Chen, Jui Kuei ^b   Chen, I Shuo ^c   Zhuo, Hsin Hui ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM); Performance evaluation; University; VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR)

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; EDUCATIONAL POLICY; HIGHER EDUCATION; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION INDEX; REFERENCE POINTS; UNIVERSITY; VLSEKRITERIJUMSKA OPTIMIZACIJA I KOMPROMISNO RESENJE (VIKOR);

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84862779048     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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