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000076085 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1108/IJPPM-02-2018-0053
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000076085 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0772-0321$$aGarcía Cebrián, Lucía Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000076085 245__ $$aEfficiency in European football teams using WindowDEA: analysis and evolution
000076085 260__ $$c2018
000076085 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000076085 5203_ $$aPurpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze efficiency and its evolution in teams that played in the UEFA Champions League during nine seasons. The aim is to present a research procedure for determining the most accurate data envelopment analysis to estimate and compare the efficiency.
Design/methodology/approach
First, the authors analyzed the existence of a temporal trend using the S-statistic. The authors calculated the Kruskal–Wallis statistic to verify if there is stability in relative ranks. The results of the aforementioned tests have indicated that window analysis is an accurate methodology to apply to the sample. The authors analyzed 94 clubs with a sample of 288 observations, obtaining 768 efficiency ratios. They have been calculated using super-efficiency which enables to discriminate efficient units.
Findings
Results indicate that there is a low efficiency level in the nine seasons observed. There is a strong correlation between sports results and the efficiency of semifinalists. The authors conclude that improvement in a club’s efficiency could enhance its sports results. Finally, as practical implications, the authors highlight benchmark teams and alternative sports tactics to help clubs become more efficient and achieve better sports results.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to sports efficiency literature by presenting a research procedure to identify the most accurate methodology to be applied to panel data. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study on international football competitions applying WindowDEA to incomplete panel data.
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000076085 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/
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000076085 593__ $$aStrategy and Management$$c2018$$dQ1
000076085 593__ $$aBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)$$c2018$$dQ1
000076085 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
000076085 700__ $$aZambom-Ferraresi, Fabiola
000076085 700__ $$aLera-López, Fernando
000076085 7102_ $$14012$$2650$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas$$cÁrea Organización de Empresas
000076085 773__ $$g67, 9 (2018), 2126-2148$$tThe international journal of productivity and performance management.$$x1741-0401
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