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Appendix 2 Continued (Construction of the Success Index:
source, Balanced Consulting Ltd.)
Table 2 SI classifications and proportions of firms.
SI points Classification Proportion of firms
(%)
0 – 9 D 1.9
10 – 19 C- 6.2
20 – 29 C 11.4
30 – 39 C+ 14.1
40 – 49 B- 17.3
50 – 59 B 17.8
60 – 69 B+ 15.8
70 – 79 A- 11.5
80 – 89 A 3.9
90 – 100 A+ 0.2
The success classifications follow a normal distribution (Figure 1). The
success index ranges between 0-100 points, and a firm scoring 70 points
is classified as a highly successful (category A) firm. Around 2/3 of the total
firm population is classified between 30-70 points (C- and B-category
businesses).
Proportion of
firms (%)
20,0
15,0
10,0
5,0
0,0
D C- C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+
Figure 1. Distribution of SI scores, which take into account cyclical fluctuations (thus
longitudinal firm-level comparisons of SI are not valid). During the study period 2002 –
2005 the table of classification points was not changed.
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