Efficiency and Super‐Efficiency in the CRO Industry, 2012–2021: A Two‐Stage Exploration
Ricardo F. Díaz,
Blanca Sanchez‐Robles
Abstract:This paper explores the productivity of contract research organizations (CROs) by computing and exploring efficiency and super‐efficiency data envelopment analysis (SDEA) scores for a sample of companies over 2012–2021. Main findings suggest that CRO efficiency and super‐efficiency is high and has increased more than 25% over 2012–2021. The top positions in the rankings according to efficiency are not limited to a few companies; in contrast, many firms in the sample are able to reach a top position in at least… Show more
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