An Approach to Evaluating Relative Effectiveness in Non-Profit Institutions
36 Pages Posted: 7 May 2006
Date Written: February 2006
Abstract
We present in this study a method for comparing the relative effectiveness of different non-profit institutions with similar objectives. In addition, we show how this measure of relative effectiveness is related theoretically to their relative efficiency. Finally, drawing on developments in data envelopment analysis, we illustrate the new methodology using data from 107 institutions of higher education.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Non-profit institutions, Performance evaluation
JEL Classification: D62, C62, C15, I21, L32, M40
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Mensah, Yaw M. and Lam, Kevin C. K. and Werner, Robert, An Approach to Evaluating Relative Effectiveness in Non-Profit Institutions (February 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=899386 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.899386
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