This study aims to measure the performance and efficiency of Islamic and conventional banks in the MENA region and its determinants. The authors use for this purpose the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method and the analysis of the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) method for calculating the...

Using data envelopment analysis (DEA), the authors investigate the productivity changes of 42 African countries by computing the Malmquist productivity indices. Subsequently, the measured Malmquist productivity indices become the dependent variables of a pooled truncated regression. The point...

Purpose – Did the Soviet development strategy of according high priority to firms in heavy industry give these firms an advantage during Russia's transition to a market‐oriented economy? This paper seeks to answer this question. Design/methodology/approach – To document industry variation...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of firms’ survival during crisis in the Italian automotive value chain. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a survival analysis, based on a dichotomic model, in which supply chain features, technical efficiency...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate the cost efficiency scores of banks in KSA before and during financial crisis by using a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses the intermediation approach of banking services where banks are considered as...

Purpose – The recent performance literature suggests that policies that enhance corporate environmental performance are more likely to lead to sustainable development, as these strategies are connected to superior technical efficiency. This paper aims to investigate the possible link between...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to complement and extend previous literature reviews on Technical Efficiency (TE) in dairy farms, analysing the effects of different methodologies and study-specific characteristics on Mean TE (MTE). Design/methodology/approach – The researchers...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to estimate the efficiency of public investments and their impact on economic growth in the USA using panel data. Results of the study show highly significant and positive relationships between gross state product...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the registered charities in New Zealand have adopted the principle‐based corporate governance practices similar to those adopted by the publicly‐listed companies and the effect corporate governance practices have on their financial...

Purpose In this study, the authors use data envelopment analysis to assess the technical efficiency and performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore, for the years 2009 through 2013. Design/methodology/approach The authors apply the Malmquist Productivity Index to express...