L’impatto delle strategie corporate sulle performance delle imprese di logistica via mare

Titolo Rivista ECONOMIA E DIRITTO DEL TERZIARIO
Autori/Curatori Francesco Parola, Giovanni Satta, Riccardo Spinelli
Anno di pubblicazione 2014 Fascicolo 2013/2
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 25 P. 201-225 Dimensione file 967 KB
DOI 10.3280/ED2013-002002
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Il trasporto e la logistica via mare sono tradizionalmente considerati comparti di attività economica caratterizzati da elevati livelli di instabilità e rischio, a causa dell’elevata volatilità dei noli, degli squilibri strutturali nei flussi di container e dell’ampiezza degli investimenti richiesti. Pertanto, le imprese di logistica via mare presentano sovente performance economico-finanziarie irregolari. Sebbene l’impatto delle scelte strategiche sulla redditività d’impresa rappresenti un tema di notevole interesse a livello accademico e manageriale, i contributi dedicati alle scelte strategiche a livello corporate delle imprese logistiche via mare rimangono limitati. Il presente articolo si pone l’obiettivo di colmare questo gap, misurando gli effetti sulla performance economico-finanziaria delle imprese di logistica via mare delle scelte strategiche a livello corporate. Le risultanze dell’analisi mostrano come gli investimenti orientati alla crescita, la focalizzazione sul core business, la diversificazione concentrica e l’integrazione verticale abbiano un impatto positivo sulla redditività, mentre la diversificazione conglomerale non sembra influire in modo significativo. Infine, il perseguimento di aggressive strategie di diversificazione geografica a livello internazionale sembra aver inciso negativamente sulla redditività delle imprese analizzate nel particolare intervallo temporale investigato. Tali risultati, coerenti con la letteratura in materia, presentano importanti implicazioni di natura scientifica e manageriale;

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Francesco Parola, Giovanni Satta, Riccardo Spinelli, L’impatto delle strategie corporate sulle performance delle imprese di logistica via mare in "ECONOMIA E DIRITTO DEL TERZIARIO " 2/2013, pp 201-225, DOI: 10.3280/ED2013-002002