Measuring productivity change in higher education: an application of Hicks–Moorsteen total factor productivity index to Malaysian public universities

Input Rigidities and Performance of Vietnamese Universities

“…Some studies have used the output orientation to maximize outputs, given the existing inputs (i.e. Agasisti and Bianco, ; Agasisti and Pohl, ; Arjomandi et al, ), whereas others have used the input orientation to minimize input resources, given the target outputs (e.g. Castano and Cabanda, 2007; Sav, ; Duh et al, ; Tran and Villano, , ).…”

How Efficient Are Malaysian Public Universities? A Comparative Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis

“…The efficiency of Malaysian public universities in producing outputs (number of refereed articles, undergraduate and postgraduate degree awarded) using the inputs (undergraduate enrolment, postgraduate enrolment, academic staff, and government research funding) are found to have increased substantially after the implementation of NHESP 2007. Efficiency scores among the universities are found to be similar ranging from 0.9292 to 1.0000 (Arjomandi, Salleh & Mohammadzadeh, 2015).…”

“…Since efficiency analysis is a relative measurement, similarity in efficiency scores found in Salleh (2012), Irliana Ismail et al (2014), and Arjomandi, Salleh & Mohammadzadeh (2015) might be due to homogeneity among the public universities (which are clustered by research, comprehensive and focused university). DEA is a relative measurement method using mathematical linear programming techniques, thus, a more meaningful analysis is to compare the efficiency of public universities to the private or foreign universities.…”

“…This situation has been pointed out by Worthington (2001) more than a decade ago that there are very few studies on higher education efficiency in developing countries, including Malaysia. So far efficiency studies on public universities in Malaysia include: Arjomandi, Salleh and Mohammadzadeh (2015), Irliana Ismail, Ramalingam, Amir Husaini Azahan andKhezrimotlagh (2014), Mualwana Abdul Talib (2005), and Salleh (2012). Arjomandi, Salleh and Mohammadzadeh (2015) measure the efficiency changes among the Malaysia public universities before and after the implementation of National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP) 2007.…”

“…So far efficiency studies on public universities in Malaysia include: Arjomandi, Salleh and Mohammadzadeh (2015), Irliana Ismail, Ramalingam, Amir Husaini Azahan andKhezrimotlagh (2014), Mualwana Abdul Talib (2005), and Salleh (2012). Arjomandi, Salleh and Mohammadzadeh (2015) measure the efficiency changes among the Malaysia public universities before and after the implementation of National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP) 2007. The efficiency of Malaysian public universities in producing outputs (number of refereed articles, undergraduate and postgraduate degree awarded) using the inputs (undergraduate enrolment, postgraduate enrolment, academic staff, and government research funding) are found to have increased substantially after the implementation of NHESP 2007.…”