simultaneously the effects on the structure and the average efficiency of the industry and to develop a framework for understanding …

and its three criteria (efficiency, adaptability and sustainability), and identifying indicators for assessing the … individual aspects and the overall competitiveness of farms. Next, it analyzes evolution and efficiency of farming organizations …

international trade. This paper attempts to examine the impact of such certifications on technical efficiency of firms belonging to … the manufacturing sector in India. In analysing the impact of ISO Certification on technical efficiency, this paper uses … data from the CMIE Prowess for the period 2007-2012. In the first step, the paper estimates technical efficiency for the …

also benefit from synergies among the different units of the group. The main benefits are linked to cost reduction, better …

establish an accurate risk-return ratio. The efficiency of banks involved in the shipping industry is particularly important … shipping companies. This paper presents an effort to assess the shipping banks’ efficiency, and the determination of those … factors which affect their technical efficiency, through the application of Data Envelopment Analysis. The results of this …

innovations, trends and efficiency. In particular, we focus on controversial issues of microfinance, such as commercialization …

This study aims to assess the microfinance institutions’ (MFIs’) efficiency in the West African Economic and Monetary … outreach. For this purpose, we use a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure the social efficiency on the one hand and the … financial efficiency on the other hand. Our results show that sustainability prevails. Indeed, we observe an increase in …