Measuring the relative efficiency of cultural-historical museums in Tehran: DEA approach

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Hamed Taheri, Sina Ansari

Material type: Article

ArticleDescription: 8 pISBN:

1296-2074

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In: Journal of Cultural Heritage 5 14 5, 431-438Abstract: Heritage institutions, as one of the main aspects of culture, play an important role in economic prospect of culture by promoting tourism industry. Turning to the interpretation of cultue in economic terms, the goal of this paper is to adopt a practical evaluation tool in order to assess the efficiency of heritage institutions. This estudy evaluates the technical efficiency of a regional system of museums in Tehran, the capital of Iran, using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. The findings may prove useful for management of these institutions in economic point of view, as well as for those responsible for public resource allocation policies in the area of cultural heritage.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Article de revista	Biblioteca de l' Escola Superior Conservació i Restauració de Bens Culturals de Catalunya	Journal of Cultural Heritage 5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		Art-305

Heritage institutions, as one of the main aspects of culture, play an important role in economic prospect of culture by promoting tourism industry. Turning to the interpretation of cultue in economic terms, the goal of this paper is to adopt a practical evaluation tool in order to assess the efficiency of heritage institutions. This estudy evaluates the technical efficiency of a regional system of museums in Tehran, the capital of Iran, using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. The findings may prove useful for management of these institutions in economic point of view, as well as for those responsible for public resource allocation policies in the area of cultural heritage.

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