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Erratum: QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED TURKISH UNIVERSITIES USING THE SLACK-BASED MEASURE DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 175 - 186, 30.06.2025
The original article was published on December 30, 2024. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmtpr/issue/89248/1595664

Erratum Note

Corrigendum: Sözen, M., & Sözen, Ç. (2024). Quality and efficiency in higher education: Assessing the performance of selected Turkish universities using the slack-based measure data envelopment analysis. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, 5(2), 277–289. This corrigendum is issued to correct a layout error in the published version of the above-mentioned article. In the original publication, the English abstract was mistakenly placed under the heading “Özet” (which is reserved for the Turkish summary), and the Turkish summary appeared under the heading “Abstract”. This is a typesetting error. The correct arrangement should be as follows: • Özet: Turkish text • Abstract: English text We apologize to our readers for any confusion caused by this error. The correction has been made accordingly and is hereby documented.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the efficiency performance of Turkey’s most prestigious universities on a global scale by assessing their resource management, academic output, and strategic effectiveness. The analysis focuses on 16 universities that ranked within the top 1000 globally between 2020 and 2023, including Ankara University, Atatürk University, Atılım University, Bilkent University, Boğaziçi University, Ege University, Gazi University, Gebze Technical University, Hacettepe University, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul University, Koç University, Middle East Technical University, Sabancı University, and TOBB University. The study employs Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) using the Slack-Based Measure (SBM) model to measure university efficiency. Input variables include the number of professors, associate professors, and assistant professors, while output variables are the number of publications and projects. An output-oriented model with variable returns to scale was adopted to emphasize scientific output. In the second phase, the study investigates additional structural and functional factors that may influence university efficiency, such as the number of lecturers (x1), research assistants (x2), administrative staff (x3), undergraduate (x4), master’s (x5), and doctoral (x6) students. These variables were tested using panel data analysis. Model selection was guided by the Lagrange Multiplier Test, F-Test, and Hausman Test to assess the significance of individual and temporal effects. The findings indicate that academic and administrative staff composition and student profiles significantly affect institutional efficiency. This research provides valuable insights to inform strategic decision-making processes in Turkish higher education institutions. It offers practical recommendations for enhancing resource utilization, boosting academic performance, and formulating policies to improve the sustainability and global competitiveness of Turkey’s higher education system.

References

  • Altbach, P. G. (2011). The road to academic excellence: The making of world-class research universities. The World Bank.
  • Baltagi, B. H., & Baltagi, B. H. (2008). Econometric analysis of panel data (Vol. 4, pp. 135-145). Chichester: Wiley.
  • Breusch, T. S., & Pagan, A. R. (1980). The Lagrange multiplier test and its applications to model specification in econometrics. The review of economic studies, 47(1), 239-253.
  • Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., & Rhodes, E. (1978). Measuring the efficiency of decision making units. European Journal of Operational Research, 2(6), 429-444.
  • Cinar, Y. (2016). Research and teaching efficiencies of Turkish Universities with heterogeneity considerations: application of multi-activity DEA and DEA by sequential exclusion of alternatives methods. arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.07318.
  • Cooper, W. W., Seiford, L. M., & Zhu, J. (2011). Data envelopment analysis: History, models, and interpretations. Handbook on data envelopment analysis, 1-39.
  • Cinar, Y. (2013). Türkiye'de Kamu Üniversitelerinin Eğitim-Araştırma Etkinlikleri ve Etkinlik Artışında Stratejik Önceliklerin Rolü: Çok-Aktiviteli VZA Uygulaması. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 68(02), 27-62.
  • Hausman, J. A. (1978). Specification tests in econometrics. Econometrica: Journal of the econometric society, 1251-1271.
  • Hazelkorn, E. (2015). Rankings and the reshaping of higher education: The battle for world-class excellence. Springer.
  • Kadilar, G. O., & Kadilar, C. (2017). Statistical analysis of the foundation universities in Turkey.
  • Maral, M. (2023). Examination of research efficiency of research universities in Türkiye by data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Educational Management, 37(6/7), 1162-1176.
  • Marginson, S. (2016). Higher education and the common good. Melbourne Univ. Publishing.
  • Selim, S., & Bursalioglu, S. A. (2013). Analysis of the determinants of universities efficiency in turkey: Application of the data envelopment analysis and panel Tobit model. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 89, 895-900.
  • Tone, K. (2001). A slacks-based measure of efficiency in data envelopment analysis. European journal of operational research, 130(3), 498-509.
  • Ulucan, A. (2011). Measuring the efficiency of Turkish universities using measure-specific data envelopment analysis. Sosyoekonomi, 14(14).
  • Wooldridge, J. M. (2010). Econometric analysis of cross section and panel data. MIT press.

Erratum: Yükseköğretimde Kalite ve Etkinlik: Türkiye’nin En İyi Üniversitelerinin SBM Tabanlı Değerlendirmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 175 - 186, 30.06.2025
The original article was published on December 30, 2024. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmtpr/issue/89248/1595664

Erratum Note

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin en prestijli üniversitelerinin etkinlik performanslarını küresel ölçekte inceleyerek, kaynak yönetimi, akademik çıktı üretimi ve stratejik verimlilik düzeylerini değerlendirip belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. 2020-2023 yılları arasında dünya sıralamasında ilk 1000'e giren Ankara Üniversitesi, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Atılım Üniversitesi, Bilkent Üniversitesi, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Ege Üniversitesi, Gazi Üniversitesi, Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, İstanbul Üniversitesi, Koç Üniversitesi, Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Sabancı Üniversitesi ve TOBB olmak üzere toplam 16 üniversiteye odaklanılmıştır. Çalışmada, Slack-Based Measure (SBM) modeli aracılığıyla Veri Zarflama Analizi (DEA) kullanılarak üniversitelerin etkinlik performansları ölçülmüştür. Girdi değişkenleri olarak profesör, doçent ve doktor öğretim üyesi sayısı; çıktı değişkenleri olarak ise yayın ve proje sayısı kullanılmıştır. Bu analizde çıktı yönelimli ve değişken getiriye sahip bir model tercih edilerek, üniversitelerin bilimsel çıktıları esas alınmıştır.
Çalışmanın ikinci aşamasında, üniversitelerin etkinlik düzeyini etkileyebilecek diğer yapısal ve işlevsel faktörler incelenmiştir. Bu faktörler arasında öğretim görevlisi sayısı (x1), araştırma görevlisi sayısı (x2), idari personel sayısı (x3), lisans (x4), yüksek lisans (x5) ve doktora (x6) öğrenci sayıları bulunmaktadır. Bu değişkenlerin, üniversitelerin etkinlik düzeyi üzerindeki etkisi panel veri analizi ile test edilmiş olup, model seçiminde Lagrange Çarpanı Testi, F-Test ve Hausman Testi kullanılarak, üniversitelerin bireysel ve zamansal etkilerinin anlamlılık düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, üniversitelerin etkinlik düzeylerinin belirlenmesinde akademik ve idari personel yapısının ve öğrenci profili bileşenlerinin önemli olduğunu göstermektedir.
Bu çalışma, Türk üniversitelerinin uluslararası rekabet düzeylerini artırmalarına katkı sağlamak amacıyla yapılmış olup, üniversitelerin stratejik karar alma süreçlerine yön verecek değerli sonuçlar sunmaktadır. Analiz sonuçları, Türk yükseköğretim sisteminin verimliliğini artırmaya yönelik politika geliştirilmesine, kaynakların etkili kullanımına ve akademik performansın güçlendirilmesine dair somut öneriler sunarak, yükseköğretim kalitesinin sürdürülebilir bir şekilde artırılması için önemli bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

References

  • Altbach, P. G. (2011). The road to academic excellence: The making of world-class research universities. The World Bank.
  • Baltagi, B. H., & Baltagi, B. H. (2008). Econometric analysis of panel data (Vol. 4, pp. 135-145). Chichester: Wiley.
  • Breusch, T. S., & Pagan, A. R. (1980). The Lagrange multiplier test and its applications to model specification in econometrics. The review of economic studies, 47(1), 239-253.
  • Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., & Rhodes, E. (1978). Measuring the efficiency of decision making units. European Journal of Operational Research, 2(6), 429-444.
  • Cinar, Y. (2016). Research and teaching efficiencies of Turkish Universities with heterogeneity considerations: application of multi-activity DEA and DEA by sequential exclusion of alternatives methods. arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.07318.
  • Cooper, W. W., Seiford, L. M., & Zhu, J. (2011). Data envelopment analysis: History, models, and interpretations. Handbook on data envelopment analysis, 1-39.
  • Cinar, Y. (2013). Türkiye'de Kamu Üniversitelerinin Eğitim-Araştırma Etkinlikleri ve Etkinlik Artışında Stratejik Önceliklerin Rolü: Çok-Aktiviteli VZA Uygulaması. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 68(02), 27-62.
  • Hausman, J. A. (1978). Specification tests in econometrics. Econometrica: Journal of the econometric society, 1251-1271.
  • Hazelkorn, E. (2015). Rankings and the reshaping of higher education: The battle for world-class excellence. Springer.
  • Kadilar, G. O., & Kadilar, C. (2017). Statistical analysis of the foundation universities in Turkey.
  • Maral, M. (2023). Examination of research efficiency of research universities in Türkiye by data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Educational Management, 37(6/7), 1162-1176.
  • Marginson, S. (2016). Higher education and the common good. Melbourne Univ. Publishing.
  • Selim, S., & Bursalioglu, S. A. (2013). Analysis of the determinants of universities efficiency in turkey: Application of the data envelopment analysis and panel Tobit model. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 89, 895-900.
  • Tone, K. (2001). A slacks-based measure of efficiency in data envelopment analysis. European journal of operational research, 130(3), 498-509.
  • Ulucan, A. (2011). Measuring the efficiency of Turkish universities using measure-specific data envelopment analysis. Sosyoekonomi, 14(14).
  • Wooldridge, J. M. (2010). Econometric analysis of cross section and panel data. MIT press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Information Systems (Other)
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Mervenur Sözen 0000-0001-5603-5382

Çağlar Sözen 0000-0002-3732-5058

Publication Date June 30, 2025
Submission Date December 3, 2024
Acceptance Date December 27, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 6 Issue: 1

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APA Sözen, M., & Sözen, Ç. (2025). QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED TURKISH UNIVERSITIES USING THE SLACK-BASED MEASURE DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, 6(1), 175-186.