Congestion in the new British universities: A further analysis

Flegg, A. T. and Allen, D. O. (2009) Congestion in the new British universities: A further analysis. Journal of the Operations Research Society, 52 (2). pp. 186-203. ISSN 0453-4514

[img]
Preview
 PDF
256Kb

Publisher's URL: http://www.orsj.or.jp/

Abstract

The focus of this paper is on the problem of congestion, which refers to a situation where the use of a certain input has increased by so much that output has actually fallen. This problem is explored using the methodological framework proposed by Färe et al. Annual data are examined for a sample of 41 new British universities in the period 1995/6 to 2003/4. These former polytechnics were granted university status in 1992. A widespread problem of congestion is identified. The results reveal that the order in which technical efficiency is decomposed into scale efficiency, congestion efficiency and pure technical efficiency makes a noticeable difference to the amount of congestion identified. The results also clearly indicate that an excessive number of undergraduate students is the largest single cause of congestion in these new universities. The paper concludes by considering the results from the alternative approach to the measurement of congestion formulated by Cooper et al.

Item Type:Article
Additional Information:This article is © Operations Research Society of Japan
Uncontrolled Keywords:DEA, congestion, British universities
Faculty/Department:~Pre-2010 Faculty Structure > Bristol Business School
Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
ID Code:12283
Deposited By: T. Flegg
Deposited On:27 Sep 2010 15:12
Last Modified:25 Nov 2012 16:01

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Total Document Downloads in Past 12 Months

Document Downloads

Total Document Downloads

More statistics for this item...
Copyright 2013 © UWE better together