The efficiency of Graduate Programs in Accounting, Administration and Tourism and their determinants
Efficiency; Postgraduate Studies; DEA; Bootstrap.
This study aims to evaluate the relative efficiency of graduate programs in the areas of Administration, Public Administration, Accounting and Tourism and the main factors that may contribute, positively or negatively, to this result. For this, an analysis was carried out using the NDEA method (Network Data Envelopment Analysis) from variable returns to scale (VRS) and product orientation, together with the Bootstrap tool for greater robustness of the results. There was the adoption of the analysis in three distinct stages. First, the efficiency coefficients with and without the adoption of bootstrap were verified. Next, the influence of exogenous variables (location; age; degree; modality and status of programs) was observed. Finally, the Malmquist index was applied to verify the behavior of productivity. The database covered the period between 2007-2016 according to periodic evaluation by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). Among the main results, a positive correlation was identified between the performance evaluation carried out and the CAPES grades. Additionally, it was found that the programs with the best performance have been in existence for a longer time and are generally found in the Southeast region. It is also verified that exogenous factors such as location, legal status, modality and age are positive influencers for efficiency gains and that, according to the Malmquist index, there was a reduction in productivity performance during the three periods evaluated.