Comparing the Productive Efficiency of Cooperatives and Private Enterprises: The Portuguese Wine Industry as a Case Study

作者: J.C. Gomes Santos , Carlos Pestana Barros

DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.58683

关键词: Industrial organizationBenchmarkingData envelopment analysisAgribusinessProductive efficiencyWineCommerceWine industryBusinessPortuguese

摘要: This paper compares the efficiency of cooperatives and private enterprises in Portuguese wine industry, employing data envelopment analysis (DEA). The use DEA for comparative within a sector is key tool evaluating organizational competitiveness. Competitiveness should be based on benchmarking different types organizations that comprise viniculture sector. We conclude cooperatives, average, are more efficient than their counterparts. Economic implications arising from study discussed.

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