Measuring the competitiveness of companies – A competitiveness index and its application

Abstract

In this study, I will first outline a concept of competitiveness under which we have carried out research since 1995, and which the activity of the Institute of Competitiveness Research relies on. Then, I will articulate and interpret the main subject of this paper, namely the “Company Competitiveness Index” (hereinafter referred to as CCI), touching on the mathematical and statistical analyses that were used as the basis of finalising this index. Using CCI, we have conducted analyses on the extensive company database owned by the Institute of Research on Competitiveness, and I will also present any conclusions that can be drawn. Finally, I will put forward further potentials for the utilisation of this index.