Evaluating Contextual Variables Affecting Productivity Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Rajiv D. Banker
Rajiv D. Banker
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Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122
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Ram Natarajan
Ram Natarajan
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School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083
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Rajiv D. Banker

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Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122

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Ram Natarajan

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School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083

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Published Online:17 Dec 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1070.0460

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