This paper analyses the connection between innovation activities of companies—implemented before a financial crisis—and their performance—measured after such a time of crisis. Pertinent data about companies listed in the STAR Market Segment of the Italian Stock Exchange is analysed. Innovation is measured through the level of investments in total tangible and intangible fixed assets in 2006–2007, while performance is captured through growth—expressed by variations of sales or of total assets—profitability—through ROI or ROS evolution—and productivity—through asset turnover or sales/employee in the period 2008–2010. The variables of interest are analysed and compared through statistical techniques and by adopting a cluster analysis. In particular, a Voronoi tessellation is implemented in a varying centroids framework. In accord with a large part of the literature, we find that the behaviour of the performance of the companies is not univocal when they innovate. The statistical outliers are the best cases in order to suggest efficient strategies. In brief, it is found that a positive rate of investments is preferable.
Simple Approaches on How to Discover Promising Strategies for Efficient Enterprise Performance, at Time of Crisis in the Case of SMEs: Voronoi Clustering and Outlier Effects Perspective / Ausloos, M.; Bartolacci, F.; Castellano, N.; Cerqueti, R.. - (2020), pp. 1-20. - SPRINGER PROCEEDINGS IN COMPLEXITY. [10.1007/978-3-030-56160-4_1].
Simple Approaches on How to Discover Promising Strategies for Efficient Enterprise Performance, at Time of Crisis in the Case of SMEs: Voronoi Clustering and Outlier Effects Perspective
Cerqueti, R.
2020
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This paper analyses the connection between innovation activities of companies—implemented before a financial crisis—and their performance—measured after such a time of crisis. Pertinent data about companies listed in the STAR Market Segment of the Italian Stock Exchange is analysed. Innovation is measured through the level of investments in total tangible and intangible fixed assets in 2006–2007, while performance is captured through growth—expressed by variations of sales or of total assets—profitability—through ROI or ROS evolution—and productivity—through asset turnover or sales/employee in the period 2008–2010. The variables of interest are analysed and compared through statistical techniques and by adopting a cluster analysis. In particular, a Voronoi tessellation is implemented in a varying centroids framework. In accord with a large part of the literature, we find that the behaviour of the performance of the companies is not univocal when they innovate. The statistical outliers are the best cases in order to suggest efficient strategies. In brief, it is found that a positive rate of investments is preferable.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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