An approach to evaluating relative effectiveness in non-profit institutions

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ID20201526
AuthorsYaw M Mensah, Kevin C K Lam (0000-0002-6414-8632, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Robert H Werner (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Year2008
Volume20
Issue3
Pages324-354
Publication date2008-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jpbafm-20-03-2008-b004
OpenAlexW3125647235
LanguageEN
References cited19

We present, in this study, a method for comparing the relative effectiveness of different non-profit institutions with similar objectives. In addition, we show how this measure of relative effectiveness is related theoretically to their relative efficiency. Relative effectiveness is shown to be a product of the efficacy with which potentially utilizable resources can be converted into usable inputs, and the efficiency with which the inputs are converted to outputs or outcomes. Finally, drawing on developments in data envelopment analysis, we illustrate the new methodology using data from 109 institutions of higher education

Data envelopment analysis · Data mining · Econometrics · Economics · Efficiency · Environmental economics · Estimator · Microeconomics · Operations research · Statistics · USable · Computer Science · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Mathematics

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