Developing a Competitiveness Index for Manufacturing Firms: Insights from Pakistan

نویسندگان

1 Department of Business Administration, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan

2 Department of Business Administration, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan

doi
10.22059/ijms.2025.378004.676806
چکیده

Assessing and improving the firm's competitiveness is essential in turbulent economic conditions. Factors of the APP model are treated to quantify the competitiveness of PSX-listed manufacturing firms using data from 2010 to 2021. Firstly, principal component analysis is applied to construct individual indices. In the second step, these indices are aggregated to develop a composite index. The results confirmed that each factor of the APP model contributes positively to a firm's competitiveness. However, asset factors are more prominent than process and performance factors. It is confirmed that firm competitiveness remains consistent as firms move from low to highly competitive zones over time.