Measurement of tourist hotels' productive efficiency, occupancy, and catering service effectiveness using a modified two-stage DEA model in Taiwan

Omega (United Kingdom)

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-59

  Huang, Chin wei ^a   Ho, Foo Nin ^b   Chiu, Yung ho ^c  

^a Kainan University 1   (Taiwan)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Productive efficiency; Service effectiveness; Tourist hotel; Two stage model

Indexed keywords

HOTELS; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODELS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; EFFICIENCY CALCULATIONS; INTERMEDIATE INPUTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODIFIED MODEL; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS; TOURIST HOTEL; TWO STAGE MODEL;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901317041     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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