How Efficient Are Malaysian Public Universities? A Comparative Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Eam, Lim Hock and Md. Taib, Fauziah and Hiau , Nur Adiana Abdullah and Yen , Siew Hwa (2016) How Efficient Are Malaysian Public Universities? A Comparative Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis. Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ), 21 (2). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1394-2603

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Abstract

This paper aims to examine the efciency of Malaysian public universities in comparison with the private and foreign universities using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The study involves 22 universities (17 public, 1 private and 4 foreign) and based on data between year 2008 and 2011. Results reveal that the most efcient Malaysian public universities are: University Malaya (among research universities); Universiti Teknologi Mara (among comprehensive universities) and Universiti Utara Malaysia (among focused universities). When these three most efcient Malaysian public universities are compared with the private university in Malaysia and another 4 foreign universities, they are found to be inefcient in income generation and in managing inputs which include the government operating grant. The plausible explanation could be associated with a long history of over-dependence on government grants that may have resulted in the public universities becoming too complacent. The study calls for mechanisms to re-strategise and to get these public universities to be more fnancially independent.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAM)
Depositing User: Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited: 20 Sep 2017 01:36
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2017 01:36
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/36675

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