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Comparison of different protein sources on the phosphorus digestibility of soybean meal for broiler chickens determined using the regression method

open access: yesPoultry Science
: A study was conducted to evaluate the P digestibility in soybean meal (SBM) using the regression method with different basal diet that varied in protein sources. The treatments were organized in a 4 × 3 factorial arrangement, where 4 semipurified diets
V.S. Haetinger, O. Adeola
doaj   +1 more source

DEA Malmquist productivity index based on a double-frontier slacks-based model: Iranian road safety assessment

open access: yesEuropean Transport Research Review, 2019
Many governments in the developing world face the social and economic consequences of road accidents and mortalities. Hence, more precise evaluation of regional programs to reduce road fatalities has been a concern for many safety professionals.
S. S. Ganji, A. A. Rassafi
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Productivity Dynamics of Electricity Distribution Regions in Ghana

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Electrical power distribution is the most important division in the power supply chain. However, its sustainability in terms of efficiency is very important for the growth of every country.
Clement Tengey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficiency of Life Insurance Companies: An Empirical Study in Mainland China and Taiwan

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2020
The study employs metafrontier and four-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure the overall and individual efficiency of life insurance companies in mainland China and Taiwan, after applying the slack-based measure (SBM)-DEA model to adjust the ...
Hwai-Shuh Shieh, Jin-Li Hu, Yong-Ze Ang
doaj   +1 more source

The relative efficiency of investment management of life insurers and takaful operators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The objective of this study is to analyze the efficiency and determinants of investment management among life insurers and takaful operators and, thus be able to describe their investment efficiency and provide information to firms about the things that ...
Ismail, Noriszura   +3 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED TURKISH UNIVERSITIES USING THE SLACK-BASED MEASURE DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Management Theory and Practices Research
This study aims to evaluate the efficiency performance of Turkey’s most prestigious universities on a global scale by assessing their resource management, academic output, and strategic effectiveness.
Mervenur Sözen, Çağlar Sözen
doaj   +3 more sources

Advancing efficiency analysis using data envelopment analysis: the case of German health care and higher education sectors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The main goal of this dissertation is to investigate the advancement of efficiency analysis through DEA. This is practically followed by the case of German health care and higher education organizations.
Zarrin, Mansour
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Synthesizing Green Growth From Dynamic Capabilities Perspectives: New Implications for Sustainable Development Policies Among G‐8 Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Holistic approaches to meeting human needs while also protecting environmental resources and securing the ecological capacity needs of future generations are critical for sustainable development. Therefore, it is a strategic priority for firms to develop production and management practices that focus on sustainability at both economic and ...
Şeyma Bozkaya, Stephen Taiwo Onifade
wiley   +1 more source

A Regional Efficiency Assessment of Long-Term Care Services in Taiwan

open access: yesSystems
Taiwan is currently an aging society and will be a super-aging society in the near future. The purpose of this research is to use two models of data envelopment analysis (DEA)—the slacks-based measurement (SBM) model and the dynamic slacks-based ...
Ming-Chung Chang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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