Krinichanskii K.V.South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation kkrin@ya.ru
Subject The article studies and develops the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis, or DEA, to analyze the effectiveness of decision-makers. Objectives The purpose of article is to develop the foundations of DEA methodology, identify its strengths and weaknesses, develop alternative approaches to evaluate the activities of decision-makers, and use these approaches to develop a system for evaluating the performance of the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Results Pointing out certain disadvantages of the DEA methodology, I offer using some other metrics featured in the work, as indicators of the effectiveness, that can be applied successfully for the comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of decision-makers. In addition, I have developed and here present an approach to assess the dynamics of the effectiveness of such entities. Relevance The proposed methodology is recommended to improve the adopted valuation methodologies of governance in the regions, both in general and in specific areas of management. The developed approaches can be applicable in the corporate sector, as well.
Keywords: input-output model, regional government, public sector, performance indicators
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