Evaluating university performance using reference point based composite indicators

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Highlights：

• We adapt the double reference point method to the calculation of synthetic indicators of University performance.

• The joint consideration of the weak (compensatory) and un-weighted strong (noncompensatory) synthetic indicators provides, not only an overall measure of performance, but also an analysis of strong and weak points.

• Rankings can also be obtained for different compensation degrees.

• The methodology is demonstrated with case study of the Andalusian (Spain) universities.

摘要

•We adapt the double reference point method to the calculation of synthetic indicators of University performance.•The joint consideration of the weak (compensatory) and un-weighted strong (noncompensatory) synthetic indicators provides, not only an overall measure of performance, but also an analysis of strong and weak points.•Rankings can also be obtained for different compensation degrees.•The methodology is demonstrated with case study of the Andalusian (Spain) universities.

论文关键词：Higher education,Multi-criteria analysis,Composite indicators,Reference point method,Universities Ranking

论文评审过程：Received 4 October 2017, Revised 27 September 2018, Accepted 1 October 2018, Available online 15 October 2018, Version of Record 15 October 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.10.003