The urban transport companies in Spain: analysis of efficiency with data envelopment analysis

IF 5 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

European Journal of Innovation Management Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI:10.1108/ejim-09-2023-0803

Sandra Flores-Ureba, Clara Simon de Blas, Joaquín Ignacio Sánchez Toledano, Miguel Ángel Sánchez de Lara

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to define the efficiency achieved by urban transport companies in Spain concerning the resources they use, considering the type of management used for implementation, public-private, and size.

Design/methodology/approach

This study consisted of an analysis of the efficiency of 229 public-private urban transport operators during the period 2012–2021 using Data Envelopment Analysis, the Malmquist Index and inference estimators to determine productivity, efficiency change into Pure Technical Efficiency Change (PTECH), and scale efficiency change.

Findings

Based on the efficiency analysis, the authors concluded that of the 229 companies studied, more than 35 were inefficient in all analysed periods. Considering the sample used, direct management is considered significantly more efficient. It cannot be concluded that the size of these companies influences their efficiency, as the data show unequal development behaviours in the studied years.

Originality/value

This study provides arguments on whether there is a significant difference between the two types of management in the urban transport sector. It also includes firm size as a study variable, which has not been previously considered in other studies related to urban transport efficiency. Efficiency should be a crucial factor in determining funding allocation in this sector, as it encourages operators to optimize and improve their services.

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西班牙城市交通公司：数据包络分析法的效率分析

目的本文旨在确定西班牙城市交通公司在使用资源方面的效率，同时考虑到实施管理的类型、公私合作和规模。设计/方法/途径本研究包括对 229 家公私合营城市交通运营商在 2012-2021 年期间的效率进行分析，采用数据包络分析法、马尔姆奎斯特指数和推理估计法来确定生产率、纯技术效率变化（PTECH）的效率变化和规模效率变化。考虑到所使用的样本，直接管理被认为明显更有效率。由于数据显示在所研究的年份中发展行为不平等，因此不能得出这些公司的规模影响其效率的结论。本研究还将公司规模作为一个研究变量，这在以前与城市交通效率有关的其他研究中从未考虑过。效率应是决定该行业资金分配的关键因素，因为它能鼓励运营商优化和改善服务。

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European Journal of Innovation Management Multiple-

CiteScore

10.40

自引率

17.60%

发文量

107

期刊介绍： The subject of innovation is receiving increased interest both from companies because of their increased awareness of the impact of innovation in determining market success and also from the research community. Academics are increasingly beginning to place innovation as a priority area in their research agenda. This impetus has been partly fuelled by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) who have designated innovation as one of nine research areas in their research initiative schemes.