| Article ID: | iaor1994625 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 115 |
| End Page Number: | 122 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
| Journal: | Systemist |
| Authors: | Al-Naji K., Field K. |
| Keywords: | statistics: data envelopment analysis, cybernetics |
This paper briefly presents the use of a data envelope analysis technique to compare the efficiency of U.K. universities, and recommends Beer’s Viable Systems Model as the appropriate means for supporting the management of universities.