Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Data envelopment analysis"
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Bank productivity and sources of efficiency change: a case of the four largest banks in South Africa
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)The Malmquist productivity index was utilised to estimate the total factor productivity and productivity change of the four largest banks in South Africa for the period 1994 to 2010. Total factor productivity change can ... -
Estimating the efficiency of sustainable development by South African mining companies
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2011)The purpose of the study was to develop a model, using data envelopment analysis (DEA), in order to estimate the relative efficiency of nine South African listed mining companies in their efforts to convert environmental ... -
The influence of banks' internal performance on market performance: a non–parametric approcah
(Unisa, 2010)The purpose of the study is to determine the degree to which banks’ market performance, as measured by market value ratios, is affected by their internal performance. Annual financial statement reports were used to determine ... -
Measuring productivity growth, efficiency change and technical progress in small scale firms in india during pre and post-reform periods
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study examines the productivity, efficiency change and technical progress of small manufacturing firms in Coimbatore, India using Data Envelopment Analysis. Since July 1991, major economic policy changes have been ... -
Operating cost efficiency of different size sectional title development schemes
(University of Johannesburg /// Sabinet, 2012)The purpose of the study was to estimate the relative efficiency of different sizes of residential Sectional Title Development Schemes (STDSs) in order to minimise operating costs. Since area (m2) and the number of units ... -
The relative importance of financial ratios in creating shareholders' wealth
(University of Pretoria. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012)The purpose of the study is firstly to use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to aggregate the overall performance (technical efficiency) of firms to convert scarce resources into outputs that create wealth for shareholders, ... -
The role of interest income and non–interest income on the relative efficiency of bank regions: The case of a large South African Bank
(Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, 2010)Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to estimate the technical, allocative and cost efficiency of the 37 regions of a large South African bank. Two models are applied to determine the effect of interest income and ...