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| Author: | Agasisti, T. (et al.) |
| Title: | Evaluating the efficiency of research in academic departments: an empirical analysis in an Italian region |
| Journal: | Higher education quarterly
2011 : JUL, VOL. 65:3, p. 267-289 |
| Index terms: | academic research Italy efficiency universities productivity |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Purpose of this article is to explore the efficiency of university departments in an Italian region. The study analyses the changes in productivity in years 2004-2007 and detects factors that are potentially influencing efficiency. The study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA), Malmquist indexes and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The findings show that departments improved their efficiency, but the efficiency frontier deteriorated. However, external and measurable factors have limited impact in explaining efficiency differentials. |
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