Measuring the efficiency of heritage institutions: A case study of a regional system of museums in Spain

Public intervention on heritage conservation and determinants of heritage authorities’ performance: a semi-parametric analysis

“…Pignataro and Zanola (2001) analyse the efficiency levels of museums located in two very different Italian regions (Sicily and Piedmont), whereas Basso and Funari (2004) focus on many public Italian museums computing DEA efficiency levels and decomposing the efficiency scores into pure technical and scale components. Finally, Del Barrio et al (2009) investigate the efficiency of Spanish museums management.…”

Measuring the relative efficiency of cultural-historical museums in Tehran: DEA approach

“…Nonetheless, Basso and Funari [8] carry out an empirical analysis on data from Italian municipal museums by means of DEA techniques to evaluate the technical efficiency of cultural institutions. In addition, del Barrio et al [1] evaluate the technical efficiency of a regional system of museums through DEA approach, the hypothesis being that these bodies represent one organization of productive resources (employment, equipment, art collections, and so on), aimed at providing various goods and services linked to their fundamental functions: conservation, exhibiting, research and dissemination of cultural heritage. Bishop and Brand [26] also examine the technical efficiency of museums based upon data derived from a questionnaire survey of South West England.…”

“…First and foremost, as it is stated by del Barrio et al [1], they are clearly bounded, and directly reflect consumers' preferences and interests through visits to the museum, which is generally quantified, thus encouraging great number of studies into careful scrutiny and estimation. Secondly, varied analyses emerge from the study of museum management, which may differ significantly, ranging from purely public ownership to private stakeholders and, increasingly, non-profit foundations.…”

Does Decentralized Leadership Influence the Performance of Czech Museums?

“…As part of the review of the literature, several studies regarding the application of DEA in evaluating the effi ciency of museums were found, for example Taheri and Ansari (2013) and Barrio et al (2009, 259). Barrio et al (2009) count it among the fi rst and most important applications of this method. Th e authors applied DEA to assess the technical effi ciency of the regional system of museums in Spain.…”