Organizational performance improves through several channels, including changes in efficiency, innovation and technological change. Most of the extant research has focused on overall performance, often measured by partial measures of productivity, with little attention given to the components of...

Gegenstand der empirischen Untersuchung ist die Bedeutung der wirtschaftlichen Öffnung für die Effizienz der verarbeitenden Industrie in China. Die Datenbasis bilden die Input- und Output-Daten des "Third National Industrial Census of the People's Republic of China in 1995". Die Verfasser...

Economic theory suggests that competitive pressures will impact on organisational efficiency. In recent years, universities in Australia and New Zealand have faced increased competition for students. The aim of this paper is to explore the efficiency of Australian and New Zealand public...