<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5609</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ingeniería e Investigación]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ing. Investig.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5609</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-56092018000300059</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/ing.investig.v38n3.68892</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Paraná's Credit Unions: an analysis of their efficiency and productivity change]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cooperativas de Crédito de Paraná: un análisis de su eficiencia y cambio de productividad]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.G. R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Steiner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. T. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wilhem]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V. E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Steiner Neto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[dos Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal do Paraná  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Positivo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>59</fpage>
<lpage>67</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56092018000300059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56092018000300059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56092018000300059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency and productivity change of Paraná's Credit Union. The analysis considered 45 units (each credit union researched), each of one with 10 variables in each period (8 inputs and 2 outputs). This evaluation has taken into account quarterly credit union's data, from January 2009 to July 2015 (27 periods). The methodology included Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and Malmquist Index (MI) techniques. The results showed that DMUs 453, 498 and 517 were considered 100% efficient in all periods, making them ideal benchmarks. There was no case that a DMU was not considered 100% efficient in at least one observation. The MI showed that the difference between the biggest and the smallest average was significant (varying between 19.837 for DMU 251 and 0.926 for DMU 450). The average between all MI was 4,735 with a standard deviation of 3,547, evidencing the different measures of efficiency between each DMU when compared to the others.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar la eficiencia y el cambio de productividad de las Cooperativas de Crédito de Paraná. El análisis consideró 45 unidades (cada cooperativa estudiada), cada una con 10 variables en cada período (8 inputs y 2 outputs). Esta evaluación ha tenido en cuenta los datos de la cooperativa de crédito trimestral, de enero de 2009 a julio de 2015 (27 períodos). La metodología incluía Análisis de Envoltura de Datos (DEA), Análisis de Componentes Principales (PCA) y Indice de Malmquist (MI). Los resultados mostraron que las DMUs 453, 498 y 517 se consideraron 100% eficientes en todos los períodos, considerando como puntos de referencia. No hubo casos en que una DMU no se considerara 100% eficiente en al menos una observación. El MI mostró que la diferencia entre el mayor y el menor promedio fue significativa (variando entre 19.837 para DMU 251 y 0.926 para DMU 450). El promedio entre todos los MI fue 4,735 con una desviación estándar de 3,547, evidenciando las diferentes medidas de eficiencia entre cada DMU en comparación con las otras.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[DEA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Malmquist Index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[PCA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Credit Unions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[DEA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Indice de Malmquist]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[PCA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cooperativas de Crédito]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amersdorffer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bokusheva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wolz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Efficiency in microfinance: financial and social performance of agricultural credit cooperatives in Bulgaria]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of the Operational Research Society]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>57-65</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>BACEN</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Cooperativas de Crédito]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Banker]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Charnes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cooper]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. W]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Some Models for Estimating Technical and Scale Inefficiencies in Data Envelopment Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Management Science]]></source>
<year>1984</year>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>9</numero>
<issue>9</issue>
<page-range>1078-92</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrientos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boussofiane]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[How Efficient are pension fund managers in Chile?]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista de Economia Contemporânea]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>289-311</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beaver]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Financial ratios as predictors of failure]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Accounting Research]]></source>
<year>1966</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<page-range>71-111</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bharti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chitnis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Size and efficiency of MFIs: a data envelopment analysis of Indian MFIs]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Enterprise Development and Finance]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>255-71</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bijos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A trajetória dos programas de microcrédito: Brasil/Canadá]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Interfaces Brasil/Canadá]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>157-78</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bitar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Madiès]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Taramasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[What makes Islamic banks different? A multivariate approach]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Economic Systems]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>215-35</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boussofiane]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dyson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Thanassoulis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Applied Data Envelopment Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[European Journal of Operational Research]]></source>
<year>1991</year>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>1-15</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bowlin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. F]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Measuring Performance: An Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[The Journal of Cost Analysis]]></source>
<year>1998</year>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>3-27</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Braga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bressan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V. G. F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colosimo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bressan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Investigating the solvency of Brazilian credit unions using a proportional hazard model]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>77</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>83-106</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bressan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V. G. F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Braga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Perfil das Cooperativas de Crédito Mútuo do Estado de Minas Gerais]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista de Economia e Agronegócio]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>511-32</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bressan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V. G. F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bressan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. H. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Braga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Quais Indicadores Contábeis Financeiros do Sistema PEARLS são Relevantes para Análise de Insolvência das Cooperativas Centrais de Crédito no Brasil?]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Contabilidade Vista &amp; Revista]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>74-98</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bruce Ho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dash Wu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D. S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Online banking performance evaluation using Data Envelopment Analysis and Principal Component Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Computers &amp; Operations research]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>1835-42</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Camacho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pico]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferrer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Data understanding with PCA: Structural and Variance Information plots]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>100</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>48-56</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carvalho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F. L. de]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. D. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S. B.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kalatzis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. E. G]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Exit and Failure of Credit Unions in Brazil: A Risk Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Contabilidade &amp; Finanças]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>67</numero>
<issue>67</issue>
<page-range>70-84</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D. W.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Christensen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diewert]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. E]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Multilateral comparisons of output, input, and productivity using superlative index numbers]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[The Economic Journal]]></source>
<year>1982</year>
<volume>92</volume>
<numero>365</numero>
<issue>365</issue>
<page-range>73-86</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ceretta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Niederauer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. A. P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Rentabilidade e eficiência no setor bancário brasileiro]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista de Administração Contemporânea]]></source>
<year>2001</year>
<volume>5</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>07-26</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Charnes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Developmental Study of Data Envelopment Analysis]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Clark]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cooper]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. W]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Golany]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Annals of Operations Research]]></source>
<year>1985</year>
<volume>2</volume>
<page-range>95-112</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Curi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Daraio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Llerena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[University technology transfer: how (in)efficient are French Universities?]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Cambridge Journal of Economics]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>629-54</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B21">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Da Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T. P. da]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leite]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guse]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gollo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Financial and economic performance of major Brazilian credit cooperatives]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Contaduría y Administración]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<issue>5</issue>
<page-range>1442-59</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B22">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diewert]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. W.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fox]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K. J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Decomposing productivity indexes into explanatory factors]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[European Journal of Operational Research]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>256</volume>
<page-range>275-91</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B23">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mitchell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colquhoun]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Measuring farm sustainability using data envelope analysis with principal components: The case of Wisconsin cranberry]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Environmental Management]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>147</volume>
<page-range>175-83</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B24">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mitchell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Knuteson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wyman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bussan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Conley]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Assessing sustainability and improvements in US Midwestern soybean production systems using a PCA-DEA approach]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>524-39</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B25">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Donthu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hershbergerb]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Osmonbekov]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Benchmarking marketing productivity using Data Envelopment Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Business Research]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>1474-82</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B26">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dyson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Allen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Camacho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Podinovski]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V. V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarrico]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shale]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Pitfalls and Protocols in DEA]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[European Journal of Operational Research]]></source>
<year>2001</year>
<volume>132</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>245-59</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B27">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Eken]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kale]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Measuring Bank Branch Performance Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA): The case of Turkish bank branches]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[African Journal of Business Management]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>5</volume>
<page-range>889-901</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B28">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fare]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grosskopf]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pasurka]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Accounting for air pollution emissions in measuring state manufacturing productivity growth]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Regional Science]]></source>
<year>2001</year>
<volume>41</volume>
<page-range>381-409</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B29">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernandez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Koop]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Steel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. F. J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Alternative Efficiency Measures for Multiple-Output Production]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Econometrics]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>126</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>411-44</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B30">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giokas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D. I]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Assessing the efficiency in operations of a large Greek bank Branch network adopting different economic behaviors]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Economic Modelling]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>559-74</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B31">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Golany]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roll]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[An Application Procedure for DEA]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Omega]]></source>
<year>1989</year>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>237-50</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B32">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gonçalves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Noronha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. P. E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almeida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. M. V. R]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Análise Envoltória de Dados na avaliação de hospitais públicos nas capitais brasileiras]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista de Saúde Pública]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>427-35</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B33">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Haugland]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Myrtveit]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nygaard]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Market orientation and performance in the service industry: A Data Envelopment Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Business Research]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>1191-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B34">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Helfand]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Levine]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Farm size and the determinants of productive efficiency in the Brazilian Center-West]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Agricultural Economics]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>2-3</numero>
<issue>2-3</issue>
<page-range>241-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B35">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Holod]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lewis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H. F]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Resolving the deposit dilemma: a new DEA bank efficiency model]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Banking and Finance]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>35</volume>
<page-range>2801-10</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B36">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jacques]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E. R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gonçalves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F. de O]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Cooperativas de crédito no Brasil: evolução e impacto sobre a renda dos municípios brasileiros]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Economia e Sociedade]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>489-509</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B37">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Liu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. Y. Y.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Research fronts in data envelopment analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Omega]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>58</volume>
<page-range>33-45</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B38">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Mello]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. C. C. B. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roboredo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. C]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Efficiency Evaluation of Brazilian Electrical Distributors Using Data Envelopment Analysis Game and Cluster Analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[IEEE Latin America Transactions]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>4499-505</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B39">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mahdiloo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Noorizadeh]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Saen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F. R]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Developing a new data envelopment analysis model for customer value analysis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Industrial Management and Optimization]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>531-58</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B40">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marinho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Avaliação Comparativa de Sistemas de Saúde com a Utilização de Fronteiras Estocásticas: Brasil e OCDE]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardoso S]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[de S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Almeida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Brasileira de Economia]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>3-19</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B41">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bachiller]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bachiller]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The Restructuring of the Spanish banking system: analysis of the efficiency of financial entities]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Management Decision]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>56</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>474-87</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B42">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Campillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[What About the Social Efficiency in Credit Cooperatives? Evidence from Spain (2008-2014)]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Social Indicators Research]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>131</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>607-29</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B43">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrade]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G. N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Angulo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Mello]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. C. C. B. S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evaluation of Brazilian Electricity Distributors Using a Network DEA Model with Shared Input]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[IEEE Latin America Transactions]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<issue>7</issue>
<page-range>2209-16</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B44">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nunes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. O.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T. E. V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mota]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. C. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almeida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. L. F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andriola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. B]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Validation of the academic management evaluation instrument based on principal component analysis for engineering and technological courses]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Ingeniería e Investigación]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>97-102</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B45">
<nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>OCEPAR</collab>
<source><![CDATA[O Cooperativismo no Paraná e o Sistema OCEPAR]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<month>,</month>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B46">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pastor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lovell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C. A. K]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A global Malmquist productivity index]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Economics Letters]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>88</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>266-71</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B47">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pavanelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pavanelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Steiner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. T. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D. M. B.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gusmão]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. G]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Técnicas De Reconhecimento De Padrões Aplicadas À Justiça Do Trabalho]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Eletrônica Pesquisa Operacional para o Desenvolvimento]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>3</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>90-106</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B48">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinheiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. A. H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Cooperativas de Crédito: História da evolução normativa no Brasil]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>6</volume>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[BCB]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B49">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pulido]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solaque]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Weed recognition by SVM texture feature classification in outdoor vegetable crop images]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Ingeniería e Investigación]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>68-74</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B50">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shokrollahpour]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lofti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F. H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zandieh]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[An integrated data envelopment analysis-artificial neural network approach for benchmarking of bank branches]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Industrial Engineering International]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>137-43</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B51">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Unsal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orkcu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H. H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Ranking Decision Making Units with the Integration of the Multi Dimensional Scaling Algorithm into PCA-DEA]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, in press]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B52">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Xing]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Agricultural Credit Institution Efficiency Evaluation Research Based on Data Envelopment Analisys]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[The Open Cybernetics &amp; Systemics Journal]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>8</volume>
<page-range>535-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
