An integrated assessment of Lithuanian economic sectors based on financial ratios and fuzzy MCDM methods

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-53

  Baležentis, Alvydas ^a   Baležentis, Tomas ^b   Misiunas, Algimantas ^b  

^a MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

ARAS strategic management; economic sectors; financial ratios; fuzzy number; Lithuania; strategic management; TOPSIS; VIKOR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866320490     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2012.656151     Document Type: Article

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