Effect of armed conflicts on humanitarian operations: Total factor productivity and efficiency of rural hospitals

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-85

  Jola Sanchez, Andres F ^a   Pedraza Martinez, Alfonso J ^a   Bretthauer, Kurt M ^a   Britto, Rodrigo A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universidad de los Andes   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ARMED CONFLICT; CASE-STUDIES; COLOMBIANS; DATA SET; HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PANEL DATA; QUALITATIVE DATA; RURAL HOSPITALS; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 84979755888     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: 18731317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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