Abstract

FONTALVO-HERRERA, Tomás José  and  HOZ-GRANADILLO, Efraín De La. Conglomerate method-discriminant analysis-data envelopment analysis to classify and evaluate business efficient. Entramado [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.2, pp.46-55.  Epub Jan 17, 2021. ISSN 1900-3803.  https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.2.6437.

This research develops a method that integrates multivariate analysis tools with the aim of identifying characteristic profiles of small and medium-sized small exporting companies and evaluating their business efficiency so that improvement processes are supported in their results. For the above, theoretical elements associated with business efficiency and multivariate statistical calculation were reviewed, which develops a methodology that integrates cluster analysis, discriminant analysis and data envelopment analysis to evaluate business efficiency. 45 small and medium exporting companies from Cartagena-Colombia were analyzed, in which 3 characteristic profiles were identified with average efficiency levels of 71.89% for one, 70.93% for two and 51.25% for three. The discriminant analysis selected the relevance and relevance of the identified profiles, registering 95.6% of correct classification of the discriminant model. It is concluded that the multivariate calculation tools analyzed in this research are analyzed to classify and evaluate the efficiency of business groups.

JEL CLASSIFICATION C19, O11, O32

Keywords : Technical efficiency; data envelopment analysis; conglomerate; discriminant analysis, company profile.

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