RANKING AND BENCHMARKING OF THE ASIAN GAMES ACHIEVEMENTS BASED ON DEA: THE CASE OF GUANGZHOU 2010

Huaqing Wu (), Bo Chen (), Qiong Xia () and Huadong Zhou ()
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Huaqing Wu: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, P. R. China
Bo Chen: School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, P. R. China
Qiong Xia: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, P. R. China
Huadong Zhou: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, P. R. China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), 2013, vol. 30, issue 06, 1-20

Abstract: Precedent research based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been conducted to rank and benchmark the achievements of participating nations/regions in the Olympics, while this paper contributes to the Asian Games, with further concerns on two main issues, namely the common comparison basis for ranking decision making units (DMUs) and the reference feasibility between the inefficient DMUs and their benchmark targets. This paper extends previous DEA research by introducing an improved context-dependent DEA model, in which empirical results establish a unique and fair ranking system for all participating nations/regions, implying two corresponding suggestions for rank improvement. A series of stepwise learning targets are further identified, alternatively providing a gradual performance improvement path for the inefficient participants. The above results will be helpful for strategic decision making in sport management of the Asian nations/regions.

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis (DEA); the Asian games; performance measurement; benchmarking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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