... unrealistic weighting schemes. © 2018 F. R. Førsund 2018 F. R. Førsund Licensed re-use rights only Data envelopment analysis (DEA) simple efficiency self-appraisal peer appraisal cross-efficiency The point of departure in the seminal paper of Farrell (1957) on productive efficiency...

... difficult to see any meaningful interpretation of these “peers’ appraisal cross-efficiency averages”. © 2018 O. B. Olesen 2018 O. B. Olesen Licensed re-use rights only Data envelopment analysis (DEA) simple efficiency self-appraisal peer-appraisal cross-efficiency An interesting...

...O. B. Olesen; J. Ruggiero; A. T. Mamula The use of the convex hull estimation in data envelopment analysis (DEA) models is often characterized as a variable returns to scale model. However it is well known that standard microeconomic production theory posits a nonconvex S-shaped production frontier...

...Mette Asmild; Francisco Imperatore This paper first, based on a thorough review of the relevant literature, provides a general discussion of some of the many aspects one should consider when using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure the efficiency of software development. It then contains...