Using Frontier Analysis to Evaluate Company Performance
提出一种基于前沿分析和数据包络分析的绩效测量方法，能合理反映绩效的多维特性，并有效复现战略管理学者讨论绩效时考虑的各组成部分，优于传统简单方法。
The measurement of performance is critical to nearly all managerial disciplines. Yet little is known about the aggregation characteristics of the components of performance and how our notion of a ‘good performing firm’ relates to what we use as a dependent variable. In this paper we propose an approach to the measurement of performance that uses the logic of frontier analysis and the technique of data envelopment analysis. The approach is shown to be a reasonable representation of the multidimensional nature of performance and is shown to replicate, effectively, the components that strategic management scholars typically consider when discussing performance. It is also shown to be superior to the simpler alternatives based on traditional approaches to performance measurement.