Efficiency Analysis of Restaurants in a Small Economy after the Implementation of Fiscal Cash Registers: The Case of Slovenia

Kukanja, Marko; Planinc, Tanja

Efficiency Analysis of Restaurants in a Small Economy after the Implementation of Fiscal Cash Registers: The Case of Slovenia

Organizacija

Volume 51 (2018): Issue 4 (December 2018)

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Marko Kukanja and Tanja Planinc

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2018-0022 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454

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Language: English

Page range: 239 - 253

Submitted on: May 4, 2018

Accepted on: Oct 26, 2018

Published on: Dec 19, 2018

Published by: University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

DEA,

efficiency measurement,

restaurant industry,

Slovenia

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Business management,

Management, organization, corporate governance

© 2018 Marko Kukanja, Tanja Planinc, published by University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science
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