Strategic planning as a complex and enabling managerial tool
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DOI: 10.1002/smj.2420
Abstract: Research summary: The role of the strategic planning process in the ongoing generation of innovative knowledge is vital to the survival and growth of a firm, especially when technologies and market conditions are rapidly changing.… read more here.
Keywords: planning; planning complex; innovative activity; firm characteristics ... See more keywords
Influence of firm characteristics and the environment on hotel survival across MSMES segments during the 2007–2015 period
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2019.06.015
Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses business survival in 11,558 micro, small, and medium-sized firms (MSMEs) between 2007 and 2015 in the Spanish hotel sector. Using hazard models, the aim is to identify the differences in survival… read more here.
Keywords: firm characteristics; hotel; 2007 2015; influence firm ... See more keywords
The impact of firm characteristics on speed of adjustment to target leverage: a UK study
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1495822
Abstract: ABSTRACT Responding to the need to investigate heterogeneity in the speed of adjustment (SOA) to target leverage in a manner that reflects the fractional nature of leverage, we estimate SOA across sub-samples of UK firms… read more here.
Keywords: speed adjustment; target leverage; adjustment target; leverage ... See more keywords
Over-education among immigrants: the role of demographics, time, and firm characteristics
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1795070
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper puts the nexus between immigration and over-education to an updated test, capitalizing on the authors’ access to rich Belgian matched employer-employee data for the period 1999–2010. These data enable the authors to… read more here.
Keywords: firm characteristics; education among; role; developing countries ... See more keywords
Payout and firm’s catering
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DOI: 10.1108/ijmf-03-2017-0055
Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether investor sentiments exert significant influence on corporate dividend policy. Additionally it provides further evidence on the moderating role of certain firm’s characteristics on the… read more here.
Keywords: investor sentiments; firm; payout firm; firm catering ... See more keywords
Firm Characteristics, Shareholder Sophistication and the Incidence of a ‘First Strike’ Under the ‘Two Strikes’ Rule in Australia
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DOI: 10.1111/auar.12246
Abstract: To restrain ‘excessive’ executive pay, Australia introduced new legislation in 2011, commonly known as the ‘two strikes’ rule. This rule has predictable consequences for publicly listed firms and their directors. In this study, we investigate… read more here.
Keywords: firm; two strikes; incidence first; first strike ... See more keywords
Testing Pricing Errors of Models with Latent Factors and Firm Characteristics as Covariances
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DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.4768
Abstract: This paper extends the methodology of statistically extracting latent factors in settings with return-predictive firm characteristics as conditional covariances (betas) between returns and factors. The main feature is that the pricing errors (alphas) are specified… read more here.
Keywords: latent factors; pricing; errors models; testing pricing ... See more keywords
Provincial Governance Quality and Earnings Management: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam
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DOI: 10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no2.43
Abstract: The paper investigates the mechanism through which corporate credit ratings affect dividend payments by decomposing the mean difference of dividends into a part that is explained by the determinants of dividends and a residual part… read more here.
Keywords: credit; credit ratings; rated firms; firm characteristics ... See more keywords
Associating firm characteristics with employment: evidence from Eurozone periphery
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DOI: 10.1504/gber.2017.10002781
Abstract: Unemployment is probably the most dramatic outcome of the economic crises, and the loss of jobs is crucial for prosperity and social cohesion. Because of that a strong debate has been lately generated (mainly after… read more here.
Keywords: eurozone periphery; associating firm; characteristics employment; firm characteristics ... See more keywords
Portfolio Selection Using New Factors Based on Firm Characteristics
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DOI: 10.35866/caujed.2018.43.1.004
Abstract: In this paper, we apply a new factor model to portfolio-selection problems and compare its portfolio investment performance with those of other popular portfolio-selection methods. The new factors are formed from a well-characterized subset of… read more here.
Keywords: new factors; portfolio; portfolio selection; based firm ... See more keywords