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- Title
POLIEMPREENDE-AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN 13 PORTUGUESE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
- Authors
Teixeira, Fernando; Sequeira, Olinda
- Abstract
This paper discusses the significance of entrepreneurship in higher education institutions and presents a case study of 13 Polytechnic higher education institutions in Portugal. Over the past 3 years, these 13 institutions have received European funding to promote and develop activities related to entrepreneurship within their institution. Among the various actions funded, there is one that is particularly important called Poliempreende, which involves a business plan competition in each of the institutions, culminating in a national competition. Up until now, the efficiency of each of these institutions in relation to Poliempreende has never been analysed. Bearing in mind that productivity is influenced by technical efficiency, this paper aims to analyse the productivity of these institutions. This paper presents a study on the individual performance of these institutions. This analysis is crucial for less efficient institutions to benchmark against completely efficient ones. To conduct this analysis, we apply the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis method, which is solved through linear programming. Our findings indicate that while some institutions are completely efficient, others have significantly lower efficiency levels. Therefore, institutions that received the same amount of European funding should observe the efficient institutions and conduct benchmarking. As far as public policies are concerned, it would be desirable to have ongoing projects to encourage the development of partnerships between institutions and with businesses, incentives for the creation of incubators and start-ups and greater diversification of financing instruments for entrepreneurs.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; DATA envelopment analysis; BUSINESS planning; BUSINESSPEOPLE; TECHNICAL education
- Publication
Journal of Global Business & Technology, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
1553-5495
- Publication type
Article