Improving energy efficiency is essential for energy conservation, emissions reduction, and
sustainable development. Prevalent huge efficiency gaps are not advantageous for the …

This paper considers a panel data model with time-varying individual effects. The data are
assumed to contain a large number of cross-sectional units repeatedly observed over a fixed …

This paper presents an alternative framework for the decomposition of the Malmquist
productivity index by using the concept of a metafrontier. The approach employed allows the …

Operations management scholars have long suggested that processes play a critical role in
a firm's competitive advantage. ISO 9001, in particular, provides a standard to improve the …

Enhancing self-sufficiency and national food security have been strategic policy goals of the
Indonesian government. From 2015 to 2019, a food policy program called Upsus Pajale had …

The value of information technology (IT) in a business production process has long been a
debatable issue. Explanation of the so-called “productivity paradox” has been one of the …

There is an increasingly growth of China's social security expenditure (SSE) during the past
decade. Regarding to the great responsibility and impact on citizens' welfare and economic …

Based on the theory of production, this paper investigates information technology (IT)
contribution at a country level by linking it to the complementarity/substitutability phenomena …

This research examines four interrelated issues at the country level: the value of information
technology (IT), inputs substitution and complement, the complementarity phenomenon …

This paper seeks to re‐examine the issue of estimating team efficiency for sports teams via
an application of data from the National Basketball Association. This paper argues that the …