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George Gitonga Inoti · 2014 · Journal of Finance and Accounting
This study sought to determine whether acquisitions enhance corporate financial performance. The general objective of the study was to assess the effects of acquisitions on the financial performance of the acquiring companies in Kenya. The…
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Noor Azlinna Azizan, Bahari Mohamed · 2013 · Asian journal of social sciences & humanities
This study focuses on the effects of perceived service quality on patient satisfaction in a public hospital. Data was collected from 109 respondents that experienced the hospital service. Using a PLS-SEM tool, the hypothesized effects…
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Carlos Morales, Percy Marquina Feldman · 2013 · Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra (JCC) The Business and Economics Research Journal
An extensive literature review reveals various authors acknowledge skills have an impact on entrepreneurial success. However, a lack of consensus regarding the main skills an entrepreneur needs is apparent. In this study, a contribution is made to the debate with empirical data and analysis, in two steps: by testing mean differences and reducing data with a principal components analysis. A sample of 394 potential entrepreneurs was administered the SAT-ECENT questionnaire, testing four skills: readiness to change, learning capacity, impact on people, and stress tolerance. The questionnaires wer
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Hima Bindu Kota, Ramanjeet Singh · 2016 · Serbian Journal of Management
Family businesses are fundamental to nation building as they contribute towards the GDP of any country and are also major employment creators. Therefore, family business management is an emerging area of academic interest. In this regard, comparison between family and non-family businesses has become an important area of research. The present study analyses the performance of Indian family businesses in comparison to non-family business for firms listed on BSE 500 Index for a period of 11 years from 2005-2015. Any firm with 40% or more promoter or promoter group holding has been identified as
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Minh Tam Thi BUI, Trinh Quang Long · 2021 · Journal of risk and financial management
This paper identifies whether there was a performance difference among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) led by men and by women in Vietnam during the period 2005–2013 and aims to provide explanations for the differences, if any, in various performance indicators. The paper adopts a quantitative approach using a firm-level panel dataset in the manufacturing sector in 10 provinces/cities in Vietnam in five waves from 2005 to 2013. Fixed effect models are estimated to examine the influence of firm variables and demographic, human capital characteristics of owners/managers on firms’ val
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Amina Hamdouni · 2025 · International Journal of Financial Studies
This study examines the association between Saudi banks’ internal adoption of AI-enabled FinTech-related digital tools and their financial performance, sustainability performance, and financial stability over the period 2015–2024. Using a panel dataset of 10 banks, the analysis investigates how the adoption of AI-driven technologies—such as machine-learning credit assessment, robo-advisory systems, and automated compliance tools—is related to market performance (Tobin’s Q), accounting performance (ROA and ROE), financial stability (Z-Score), and sustainability outcomes measured by both Bloombe
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Stevo Pavićević, Thomas Keil · 2024 · Strategic Management Journal
Abstract Research Summary Why do some boards of directors dismiss the CEO when a firm performs poorly, while others do not? We argue that military directors—outside directors with military backgrounds—on the board increase the likelihood…
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Abdulalem Mohammed, Abdullah Kaid Al‐Swidi, Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi et al. · 2025 · Discover Sustainability
The relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and competitive advantage (CA) has become more critical than ever for firms, particularly in the hospitality and other service industries, during times of crisis. This study…
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T. Zhang, Chuan Qin, Zhaoying Lu · 2025 · International Review of Economics & Finance
This study investigates the relationship between firm-level market competitiveness and corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, with a particular focus on the underlying mechanisms and moderating factors…
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Jung Ho Choi, Brandon Gipper, Shawn Shi · 2025 · Review of Accounting Studies
Early empirical evidence showed a lack of relative performance evaluation (RPE) for executive pay, a surprise given its theoretical appeal. We hypothesize that executive pay transparency can enhance the monitoring of pay practices and…
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Faisal AlReshaid, Alper Ertürk, Razan Alkhayyat et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction: Leaders' self-awareness is essential to leadership effectiveness. Cognitive styles-how individuals perceive and process information-are key factors in fostering self-awareness. Drawing on Social Identity Theory (SIT), this study explores whether cognitive style congruence between supervisors and subordinates enhances supervisors' self-awareness, and whether Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) mediates this relationship. Methods: We used a time-lagged dyadic design and multilevel polynomial regression to analyze data from 189 subordinates and 36 supervisors. Cognitive styles were measure
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Gautam Das, Malayendu Saha, Abhijit Kundu · 2016 · Vision The Journal of Business Perspective
The anomalies in respect to initial public offering (IPO) performance in literature have stimulated multitude of research works in explaining critical issues, such as under-pricing during short-run and underperformance phenomena in the…
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Orkhan Ibrahimov, László Vancsura, Anett Parádi-Dolgos · 2025 · Economies
Measuring financial performance is pivotal not only for assessing a firm’s current health but also for informing strategic decisions that shape its long-term trajectory. This study investigates how macroeconomic volatility affects the firm profitability across five major sectors in Türkiye—industrial manufacturing, food, beverage and tobacco, chemicals and plastics, technology, and energy—during the turbulent period from 2016 to 2023. Using return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) as performance indicators, we apply panel data regression to test the impact of inflation, interest rates
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Özgür Atılgan, Franz W. Kellermanns · 2025 · Family Business Review
We investigate how negative types of intra-family conflicts (i.e., status conflict and relationship conflict) influence the family firm leader’s socioemotional wealth importance (SEWi). Based on 159 matched responses from family firm…
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Alina Marculetiu, Çiğdem Ataseven, Injazz J. Chen · 2025 · Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effectiveness of institutional pressures in motivating two contrasting sustainability strategies, symbolic and substantive, and their subsequent impact on the triple bottom line (TBL). Using data from…
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