This book offers a collection of studies on various organizations' efficiency criteria for
evaluating efficiency together with tools and methods for measuring efficiency. The articles
included present an interdisciplinary look at efficiency its essence and the principles of its
measurement. They represent an attempt to seek the conceptual boundaries of efficiency i.e. to
clarify this abstract and multidimensional concept including its relation to innovation
competitiveness and intellectual capital. The contributions also identify a broad spectrum of
conditions for achieving efficiency in various types of organizations and systems (e.g. health
care hybrid organizations non-profit organizations) representing various industries (e.g.
insurance banking tourism agriculture).
