A metafrontier model to assess regional efficiency differences

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-276

  Matawie, K M ^a   Assaf, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food service; Health services; Modelling; Public administration; Regional government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868145073     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465660810920591     Document Type: Article

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