The role of dea in csr efficiency evaluation

Abstract

<p>Measuring CSR has been widely discussed as a problematic issue in business literature. The main reason is its importance for companies’ reputation, stakeholders’ valuations and academic research. This paper provides an introduction to the problem of measuring CSR (corporate social responsibility) activity effectiveness. The main purpose of it is to apply a non-parametric DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) methodology for measuring CSR performance taking in accounts specified inputs and output of social business activity<em></em></p>