Efficiency of Non-profit Organisations: a DEA Analysis in Support of Strategic Decision-Making
Open Access
- 21 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of the Knowledge Economy
- Vol. 15 (1) , 3239-3265
Abstract
This study aims to analyse the efficiency of sports clubs belonging to the Academic Federation of University Sports and the influence the organisational structure holds over their performance standards. First, we included 92 clubs that registered points in the University Club. The analysis was carried out using the two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology to analyse their efficiency. Second, we analysed how strategy, stakeholder relations and funding issues influence organisational efficiency, through a semi-structured interview with the dually efficient club manager. The results show the relevance of analysing the efficiency of these non-profit and public sport organisations.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/04630/2020, UIDB/04630/2020)
- Universidade da Beira Interior
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