Measuring DEA efficiency in Internet companies

Regional policies seek to enable regions to increase their competitiveness and development, and as such one priority objective of activities financed by Structural Funds is higher employment, higher productivity and economic activity. How efficiently the regions apply the funds is a fundamental issue for the development and continuity of regional policies. We, therefore, consider that determining the efficiency of European regional policies is an issue of high importance, and this is the main aim of this study. We have considered it appropriate to use the available information to apply a mathematical technique known as data envelopment analysis, which allows us to calculate the technical efficiency and inefficiency of the Structural Funds applied in the Objective 1 regions for the period 2000-2006. Furthermore, we wish to determine if the regions have been more efficient in increasing their levels of employment or in increasing productivity. Our study applies this methodology along with other methods such as regression analysis, profit analysis and factorial analysis to determine the variation in the rate of unemployment and productivity in these European Regions. The study reveals that only eight regions are efficient, although none of them is in all the models run.

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“…We apply the methodology proposed by Serrano-Cinca et al (2005), Serrano-Cinca and Mar-Molinero (2004) and Segovia-Gonzá-lez et al (2009).…”

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An Impact Analysis of the European Structural Funds on the Variation of the Rate of Employment and Productivity in Objective 1 Regions

Moreno‐Enguix

Gómez-García

Gómez‐Gallego

2012

European Planning Studies

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“…Besides, the investigation of Internet corporations conducted by Serrano-Cinca et al, (2005) discover that the indicators of inputs and outputs should combine financial information with non-financial information in order to give a better explanation of the impact of the Internet on the efficiency [19].…”

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The Study of Chinese Listed Bank’s Efficiency Growth Mode in Internet Finance Era—Based on Full-Combination DEA-PCA Model

Qin¹,

Wang²,

Huang³

2016

AJIBM

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In the era of internet finance, the scholars and practitioners around the world are paying attention to how to enhance the competitiveness of commercial banks by choosing the appropriate growth pattern of business performance. This paper uses empirical research to discuss the growth model of business performance within 16 listed commercial banks in China by full-combination DEA-PCA model. We find that there are significant differences on the performance evaluation of each listed bank due to whether they consider internet factor or not. Furthermore, we apply PCA model which is based on the result of full-combination DEA model to classify the growth pattern of business performance into "Internet Business Oriented" which enhances performance by internet finance innovation and "Traditional Business Oriented" which maintains performance by traditional banking business. According to the performance of each listed bank in the PCA analysis chart, we classify these banks further into four groups: "Emphasis on internet business", "Emphasis on traditional business", "Emphasis on internet business with overburdened traditional business" and "Balance between internet business and traditional business". Each group of banks has its own strength and weakness. At last, according to the characteristics of different bank groups, we put forward the corresponding efficiency strategy recommendations.

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“…Capital and the number of employees are generally selected as input factors in productivity analysis research. Specifically, operating expenses are frequently utilised as an input factor in studies related to the Internet and information and communication technology companies (e.g., Ho and Wu, 2009;Li and Pittman, 2012;Li and Price, 2011;Mannino, Hong and Choi, 2008;Serrano-Cinca, Fuertes-Callen and Mar-Molinero, 2005;Yang and Chang, 2009). In service industries, operating expenses are often used (e.g., Jarboui, Forget and Boujelbene, 2013).…”

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Measuring the efficiency of standardisation policy using meta-frontier analysis: a case of mobile platform standardisation

Kim

Lee

Hwang

2016

IJMC

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While Android and iOS are now prevalent platforms in the mobile ecosystem, some still argue one standardised mobile platform is necessary to ensure the efficiency of content providers. For this reason, it is pertinent to examine whether government-led standardisation policy for mobile platform standard, WIPI, was efficient to content providers in South Korea. This study categorises content providers into three groups according to the period of mobile platform technologies and measures efficiency of each group based on stochastic frontier analysis. The results show content providers using MNO-dependent mobile platform are most efficient. However, as a hypothesis that the production function for each group is identical is rejected, additional analysis using meta-frontier production function is conducted to compare different efficiency levels for each group. In this case, content providers using a standardised mobile platform are least efficient rather, and firms using MNO-independent mobile platforms are most efficient.Keywords: standardisation policy; mobile platform; wireless internet platform for interoperability; mobile content; productivity; efficiency; stochastic frontier analysis; meta-frontier analysis.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Kim, H., Lee, D. and Hwang, J. (2016)

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Measuring DEA efficiency in Internet companies

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An Impact Analysis of the European Structural Funds on the Variation of the Rate of Employment and Productivity in Objective 1 Regions

An Impact Analysis of the European Structural Funds on the Variation of the Rate of Employment and Productivity in Objective 1 Regions

The Study of Chinese Listed Bank’s Efficiency Growth Mode in Internet Finance Era—Based on Full-Combination DEA-PCA Model

Measuring the efficiency of standardisation policy using meta-frontier analysis: a case of mobile platform standardisation

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