The purpose of this paper is to develop an output oriented methodology for calculating productivity growth by using Malmquist productivity index (MPI) and two different data envelopment analysis (DEA) views (optimistic and pessimistic) simultaneously, and apply it to five Iranian Commercial Banks over the four time period (2009-2013). Consequently, we have proposed a new approach called the dou...

When FP measurement methods are different between the same functional size projects, FPs are different between them. FP measurement methods are often customized by software vendors. To reinforce accountability for a customer, FP based on a customized method should be transformed to FP based on a standard method. So we proposed two derivation methods of FP transformation formulas. One method is ...

This study estimates the change in productivity of Chinese state enterprises during 1983–87 using a panel data set of 403 firms. A new approach to productivity measurement is used. Under this approach, the production functions can differ arbitrarily across firms, important given the heterogeneity of the sample. The resulting coefficients estimate the marginal products of each factor as well as ...

Implementing IT (information technology) systems such as ERP (enterprise resource planning) requires huge investments. Measuring the impact of these investments on productivity and profitability is extremely important for business managers. Many studies have failed to show the direct relationship between IT investments, organizational productivity and profitability, a phenomenon known as produc...