The efficiency of bank branches

Article history: Received March 5, 2015 Received in revised format August 16 2015 Accepted September 31 2015 Available online October 9 2015 Banking industry has significant contribution in development of economies of developing countries. Most banks execute their operations through different branches. Therefore it is important to measure the relative efficiencies of these branches. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is one of the most useful tools in measuring banks’ performance. The present paper aims to extract ranking pattern of banks based on performance evaluation using DEA analysis. In the present research, 120 bank branches of Bank Shahr in city of Tehran were selected and their efficiencies were evaluated using DEA technique. The results are discussed and compared with similar studies. Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 5 © 201

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