The influence of size on winery performance : evidence from Italy

Ricardo Sellers, Veronica Alampi-Sottini

The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of firm size on the economic performance of wineries. To achieve this, the paper employs both different traditional profitability and productivity measures and a non-parametric technique to estimate efficiency as indicators of performance. Further, several parametric and non-parametric tests are used to analyse the influence of firm size on these performance indicators. Overall, the results obtained with a sample of 723 Italian wineries (limited companies and cooperatives) in 2013 show that size has a positive influence on the economic performance of wineries. Managers should be aware of the importance of monitoring their own performance in order to guarantee the competitiveness of their wineries.

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Year of publication:	June 2016
Authors:	Sellers Rubio, Ricardo ; Sottini, Veronica Alampi
Published in:	Wine Economics and Policy. - Firenze University Press : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2212-9774, ZDB-ID 2711054-0. - Vol. 5.2016, 1, p. 33-41
Subject:	Efficiency \| Italy \| Performance \| Productivity \| Profitability \| Winery \| Italien \| Produktivität \| Weinbau \| Wine industry \| Unternehmenserfolg \| Firm performance \| Rentabilität \| Betriebsgröße \| Firm size

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/j.wep.2016.03.001 [DOI] hdl:10419/194511 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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