In this paper we try to compare two different efficiency measures, on one hand, the aggregate index used by the Spanish … differences between these two efficiency indicators in the credit co-operative sector because in this sector this aspect has not … results are statistical different depending on the measure used. Differences are specially important when efficiency across …

. First, we estimate efficiency scores by the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. Second, a Fractional Probit model is …Lately, questionings have emerged on how public resources are managed. This work calculates the technical efficiency of … municipalities in Chile, with special emphasis on the political factors that drive efficiency in the management of local resources …

This work has proposed, as objectives, the analysis of the evolution of efficiency and its determinants through … nonparametric analysis DEA factors and use of the method by Simar and Wilson (2007) to companies belonging to 27 sectors of … improving efficiency levels across the board. The determinants of efficiency have been market concentration, market share and …

non-radial, output-oriented, DEA model for assessing the efficiency of a sample of 292 Musical Societies in the Valencian …Empirical applications for assessing the efficiency in cultural organizations are still scarce. In this paper, we use a … territoriality. The achieved results show that the average efficiency of the Musical Societies stands at 72.66% and points out to the …

The aim of this paper is to analyze if the choice of different mechanisms of governance affects the efficiency of hotel … (DEA) on the Spanish leader hotel company, Sol Meliá. Results suggest that all the establishment of this hotel chain obtain … high levels of efficiency but we cannot conclude that a particular type of mechanism of governance is more efficient than …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the efficiency of the travel agencies operatingin Spain, and to examine the … determining factors of such efficiency, in terms of verticalintegration, market concentration, size and performance. The … methodology employed is based on different techniques for the measurement of the efficiency (stochastic frontier production …

rural community depends on their efficiency. In view of this situation, the aim of this paper is to explore the advantages … of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a technique for measuring the performance of agricultural cooperatives. The results …