This retrospective by an early DEA researcher recalls the people, the setting, the formative philosophies, and early implementation experiences with Data Envelopment Analysis. It is a tribute to the founders of DEA, a historical chronicle, and a perspective on the nature and value of this...

This study examines whether students show greater improvement in written case analyses when given feedback that is either interspersed throughout their written case analyses or presented only as a summary, and whether the benefits of these placements vary across differing levels of student...

Purpose Using general systems theory, we present a series of simulations that shed light on the viability of business strategies in stable and turbulent business environments. Special attention is given to the impact of efficiency versus flexibility on firm performance, and on what the...