Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital

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Córdova, León José Fernando; Alberto, Catalina Lucía
Año de publicación
2018
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Fil: Córdova, León José Fernando. Universidad del Azuay. Facultad de Diseño. Escuela de Arquitectura; Ecuador.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
This investigation seeks to determine the relationship between working capital as a financial measure and the efficiency level of construction companies. The study sample is intentional, with 58 participating companies, from which the financial information was obtained in a time horizon of four years (2011-2014). In the first stage efficiency was assessed using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and in the second stage Tobit regression model was applied in order to identify the relationship between the variables. Efficiency levels evaluated show a reduction in the average efficiency in the construction sector for the years 2012 and 2013, and the regression results do highlight a positive link between efficiency and working capital for all years, which indicates that a common financial strategy based on reducing working capital does not lead to an increase in the efficiency level of construction firms. This research can benefit not only Ecuadorian construction companies, but others who wish to improve their competitive advantage based on their financial information.
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Fil: Córdova, León José Fernando. Universidad del Azuay. Facultad de Diseño. Escuela de Arquitectura; Ecuador.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Organización Industrial
Materia
Data envelopment analysis
Working capital
Construction
Efficiency
Financial índices
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
title Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
spellingShingle Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
Córdova, León José Fernando
Data envelopment analysis
Working capital
Construction
Efficiency
Financial índices
title_short Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
title_full Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
title_fullStr Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
title_sort Measurement of efficiency in the construction industry and its relationship with working capital
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Córdova, León José Fernando
Alberto, Catalina Lucía
author Córdova, León José Fernando
author_facet Córdova, León José Fernando
Alberto, Catalina Lucía
author_role author
author2 Alberto, Catalina Lucía
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9000-8388
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Data envelopment analysis
Working capital
Construction
Efficiency
Financial índices
topic Data envelopment analysis
Working capital
Construction
Efficiency
Financial índices
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Córdova, León José Fernando. Universidad del Azuay. Facultad de Diseño. Escuela de Arquitectura; Ecuador.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
This investigation seeks to determine the relationship between working capital as a financial measure and the efficiency level of construction companies. The study sample is intentional, with 58 participating companies, from which the financial information was obtained in a time horizon of four years (2011-2014). In the first stage efficiency was assessed using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and in the second stage Tobit regression model was applied in order to identify the relationship between the variables. Efficiency levels evaluated show a reduction in the average efficiency in the construction sector for the years 2012 and 2013, and the regression results do highlight a positive link between efficiency and working capital for all years, which indicates that a common financial strategy based on reducing working capital does not lead to an increase in the efficiency level of construction firms. This research can benefit not only Ecuadorian construction companies, but others who wish to improve their competitive advantage based on their financial information.
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Fil: Córdova, León José Fernando. Universidad del Azuay. Facultad de Diseño. Escuela de Arquitectura; Ecuador.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Fil: Alberto, Catalina Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas; Argentina.
Organización Industrial
description Fil: Córdova, León José Fernando. Universidad del Azuay. Facultad de Diseño. Escuela de Arquitectura; Ecuador.
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