Hyper Sensitivity Analysis of Productivity Measurement Problems

Abstract

In this paper we introduce a method for conducting a Hyper Sensitivity Analysis (HSA) of productivity and efficiency measurement problems. HSA is an intuitive generalization of conventional sensitivity analysis where the term “hyper” indicates that the sensitivity analysis is conducted with respect to functions rather than numeric values. The concept of HSA is suited for situations where several candidates for the function quantifying the utility of (input, output) pairs are available. Both methodological and technical issues arising in the area of multiple criteria productivity measurement in the context of such an analysis are examined.