Measuring efficiency of nations in Multi Sport Events: A case of Commonwealth Games XIX

Roma Mitra Debnath; Ashish Malhotra

Roma Mitra Debnath
Ashish Malhotra

Keywords: Performance measurement, data envelopment analysis, efficiency, Commonwealth Games

Abstract

This paper used a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure the performance of the nations participating in the Commonwealth Games. To increase the consistency of the research, multiple models were employed to validate the result, but the nature of the input and output remained same throughout the paper. The objective of this study was to establish some realistic targets in terms of number of players for all participant countries and evaluations of their performance as well as benchmarks against the most efficient country. This study would help the nations optimize the size of their players to maximize the outcome in terms of the number of medals won in sporting events.

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Author Biographies

Roma Mitra Debnath

Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, India
E-mail: roma.mitra@gmail.com

Roma Mitra Debnath is currently a faculty member in applied statistics at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). She has more than 10 years of experience in management teaching in reputed management schools. She has published a large number of national and international research papers in various fields, like the service sector, hospitality, and public policy. In addition to teaching, she is a trainer and trains government officials and corporate employees in business statistics, quality management, six sigma, project management, business analytics, etc. She is also involved in policy research related to Government of India (GoI) policies. She conducts training programs for various ministries. She has been a visiting faculty member at many reputable institutes, like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), among others.

Ashish Malhotra

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Noida, India
E-mail: ashishmalhotra99@gmail.com

Ashish Malhotra has been practicing strategic marketing (B2B) and business development for the sports/ events industry for more than a decade. He played 1st class cricket (Ranji trophy) for Delhi and the Premier Country Club league in the United Kingdom. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi. He presently works at the National Skill Development Corporation and is leading the initiative for India’s participation in WorldSkills international competitions. He has developed a sponsorship strategy for WorldSkills India/CII/Commonwealth Games in marketing and allied areas.

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