Abstract
We begin by providing contextual background of this book, the second in a series. We continue by proclaiming the importance of efficiency and productivity, for businesses, industries, and nations. We then summarize the chapters in the book, which consist of an equal number of advances in the analytical foundations of efficiency and productivity measurement and advances in empirical applications that illustrate the significance of efficiency and productivity.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Banco Santander (Santander Universidades) for the organization of the 2018 Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity in Alicante, as well as the assistance of the members of the Advisory Board of the Chair who were engaged in its design and development. We would also like to express our gratitude to Springer Nature and to Lidia Ortiz for the help provided during the editing of the book. Finally, we thank our authors for their participation at the Workshop and their contributions to this book.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Aparicio, J., Lovell, C.A.K., Pastor, J.T., Zhu, J. (2020). Introduction. In: Aparicio, J., Lovell, C., Pastor, J., Zhu, J. (eds) Advances in Efficiency and Productivity II. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 287. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41618-8_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41618-8_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-41617-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-41618-8
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance (R0)