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FAHP Sensitivity Analysis for Measurement Nonprofit Organizational Performance

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An approach of nonprofit organizational performance measurement and its computing algorithm is proposed in this paper. In this study, we propose the organizational performance measurement. Importantly, the proposed can assist the administrators to assess the organizational performance, making it highly applicable for academia and commercial purposes.

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  1. Department of Finance, Yuanpei University, 306 Yuanpei St., Hsin Chu, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Cheng-Ru Wu

  2. Department of Information Management, Yuanpei University, 306 Yuanpei St., Hsin Chu, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Che-Wei Chang

  3. Graduate Institute of Business Management, Yuanpei University, 306 Yuanpei St., Hsin Chu, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Hung-Lung Lin

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Wu, CR., Chang, CW. & Lin, HL. FAHP Sensitivity Analysis for Measurement Nonprofit Organizational Performance. Qual Quant 42, 283–302 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-006-9046-2

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