Comparing the Productive Efficiency of Cooperatives and Private Enterprises: The Portuguese Wine Industry as a Case Study
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This paper compares the efficiency of cooperatives and private enterprises in
the Portuguese wine industry, employing data envelopment analysis (DEA).
The use of DEA for the analysis of comparative efficiency within a sector is
a key tool in evaluating organizational competitiveness. Competitiveness
should be based on benchmarking the different types of organizations that
comprise the viniculture sector. We conclude that Portuguese wine
cooperatives, on average, are more efficient than their private counterparts.
Economic implications arising from the study are discussed.