In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

This paper presents an investigation of the interconnection between firm size and efficiency
under the financial constraints lens. Specifically, we used the Data Envelopment Analysis …

Abundant research exists on the restructuring operations of large, publicly listed firms.
However, little is known about the antecedents of layoffs in small and medium-sized …

We analyze the effect of new business formation on the productivity of incumbent
manufacturing establishments. We obtain robust empirical evidence that the emergence of …

This paper reviews a double-bootstrap data envelopment analysis of the performance of the
Greek poultry sector for the period of 1994-2007. The purpose for implementing this method …

Although a conventional wisdom claims that larger firms perform better than smaller ones,
the conclusions drawn by the literature are ambiguous. This study examines the effect of firm …

Research usually finds a positive size-efficiency relationship, but few studies focus on
sectors dominated by small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). This paper fills this gap by …

The pure technical and scale efficiency of the Greek meat products industry were analyzed
over the period of 1994-2007. For this purpose, a bootstrapped data envelopment analysis …

We propose an approach to identify optimally scaled banks and analyse the competition
levels among banks in different stages of production in six countries of the Gulf region. The …

Purpose How does corporate downsizing contribute to a firm's long-term value? While the
extant empirical findings on this relationship are inconclusive, contradictory and equivocal …