Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case of Universities

J 2014

Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case of Universities

ROSENMAYER, Tomáš

Základní údaje

Originální název

Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case of Universities

Autoři

ROSENMAYER, Tomáš (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Národohospodářský obzor, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 1213-2446

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14560/14:00074914

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2014-0003

UT WoS

000446805700003

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-84900823604

Klíčová slova anglicky

universities; public services; organizational effectiveness; data envelopment analysis

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 9. 4. 2015 11:15, Mgr. et Mgr. Nikol Zachovalová Barochová

Anotace

V originále

The aim of this article is to analyse appropriateness and adequacy of use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in several research papers dealing with effectiveness of economy of universities. The Data Envelopment Analysis is an interesting method used for evaluation of technical efficiency of production units. Comparison is the basic method of this article. At the beginning, basic methodological questions of measurement and evaluation of efficiency are analysed, including definitions of terms efficiency and effectiveness, ways of measurement and formulation of appropriate indicators. Based on the given perquisites for measurement and evaluation of efficiency five articles on evaluation of efficiency of universities using DEA method, published in Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Germany and Spain in 1998 – 2008, will be assessed. DEA is able to use more parameters of input and output to evaluate which of units under examination is the most effective, and to compare other units with it. For this, it is necessary to have a homogenous group of units. The result of assessment shows that all the examined studies focused rather on way of calculation then the point and reason of measurement. The articles contain a discussion concerning choice of appropriate indicators but do not at all deal with the issue of its construction using interventional logic; the articles do not contain any comparison of objectives of the particular universities. Evaluation of efficiency of universities is a social construct and it will always be a subjective matter related to objectives of a particular stakeholder. This fact explains how to approach the evaluation of efficiency: it is necessary to set an objective function that means to set the objectives of a given stakeholder and his preferred results and outputs. All the studies lack this basic logic.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0831/2013, interní kód MU

Název: Neziskové organizace v procesu sociálních inovací (Akronym: NOPSI)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Neziskové organizace v procesu sociálních inovací, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

ROSENMAYER, Tomáš. Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case of Universities. Národohospodářský obzor. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, roč. 14, č. 1, s. 34-54. ISSN 1213-2446. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2014-0003.

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ROSENMAYER, Tomáš. Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case of Universities. \textit{Národohospodářský obzor}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, roč.~14, č.~1, s.~34-54. ISSN~1213-2446. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2014-0003.

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