  We study the enhanced production of charmed baryons relative to charmed
mesons in proton--proton collisions at LHC energies. Utilizing PYTHIA 8
simulations with enhanced color-reconnection we propose methods based on the
comparative use of several event-activity classifiers to identify the source of
the charmed-baryon enhancement. We also conclude that in the scenario under
investigation the excess $\Lambda_c^{+}$ production is primarily linked to the
underlying event activity and not to the production of jets.
