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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2015.15.2.217

Measuring Relative Efficiency of Korean and Japanese Construction Firms Using Data Envelopment Analysis  

Choi, Jae-Kyu (KDMANC)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.15, no.2, 2015 , pp. 217-226 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to compare relative efficiency Korean and Japanese construction firms over the period of 2000-2013, and to analysis relative efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This study employs DEA in analyzing of 7 Korean construction firms and 8 Japanese construction firms using 2 input and 1 output variables. The efficiency results of this study is temporarily lowered due to IT Bubble Decay and Global Financial Crisis. The efficiency of Korean construction firms from 2000-2001 is lower Japanese construction firms, but the efficiency of Korean construction firms from 2002-2013 is higher Japanese construction firms. These results mean that the management of Korean construction firms were operating more efficiently than Japanese construction firms.
Keywords
construction firm; relative efficiency; data envelopment analysis;
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