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<p>This article deals with the assessment of the technical efficiency of the automotive industry in European countries. Unlike other studies, the paper will focus on international comparisons of efficiency while taking account company size. The analysis is thus based on the accounting data of individual companies. The content of the analysis covers the period between 2015 and 2019. In total, companies from 20 European countries shall be analysed. The results show that the level of efficiency in this sector is related to the size of the enterprise. In general, small enterprises turn out to be the least efficient. However, there is also a difference in the level of efficiency in the different size groups of enterprises depending on their geographical location, where in general, irrespective of the size category, Ukrainian enterprises appear to perform worst.</p>
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This article deals with the assessment of the technical efficiency of the automotive industry in European countries. Unlike other studies, the paper will focus on international comparisons of efficiency while taking account company size. The analysis is thus based on the accounting data of individual companies. The content of the analysis covers the period between 2015 and 2019. In total, companies from 20 European countries shall be analysed. The results show that the level of efficiency in this sector is related to the size of the enterprise. In general, small enterprises turn out to be the least efficient. However, there is also a difference in the level of efficiency in the different size groups of enterprises depending on their geographical location, where in general, irrespective of the size category, Ukrainian enterprises appear to perform worst.

Assessing the Technical Efficiency of European Companies in the Automotive Sector

Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics

Department of Statistics and Operation Analysis

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics

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This article deals with the assessment of the technical efficiency of the automotive industry in European countries. Unlike other studies, the paper will focus...

Assessing the Technical Efficiency of European Companies in the Automotive Sector

Publié en ligne: 06 oct. 2023

Pages: 251 - 262

Reçu: 09 juin 2023

Accepté: 08 août 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0023

Mots clés
Automotive, efficiency, Europe, stochastic frontier analysis

© 2023 Richard Kovárník et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Assessing the Technical Efficiency of European Companies in the Automotive Sector

Publié en ligne: 06 oct. 2023

Pages: 251 - 262

Reçu: 09 juin 2023

Accepté: 08 août 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0023

Mots clésAutomotive, efficiency, Europe, stochastic frontier analysis

© 2023 Richard Kovárník et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Automotive, efficiency, Europe, stochastic frontier analysis