Search Results - subject:"firm performance"

Self-efficacy and entrepreneurial performance of start-ups

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Rodríguez, Daniel; … - 2023

Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the...

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Diversify or not? : the link between global sourcing of ICT goods and firm performance

Schiersch, Alexander; Bertschek, Irene; Niebel, Thomas - 2023

Our paper contributes to the discussion about Europe’s digital sovereignty. We analyze the relationship between firm … performance and the diversification of sourcing countries for imported ICT goods. The analysis is based on administrative data for …

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Institutional investors, corporate governance and firm performance in an emerging market : evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Hoa Hong; Tran Khanh Linh - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20

This study examines the relationship between institutional investors, corporate governance, and firm performance in … for state-owned institutions' perspective), the effect of their ownership on firm performance depends on whether they are … insignificantly related to firm performance due to conflicts of interest, as they have a potentially related business relationship …

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Board meeting, promoter CEO and firm performance : evidence from India

Sahoo, Minati; Srivastava, Kailash B. L.; Gupta, Neeraj; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-33

The study examined the relationship between board characteristics and firm performance and the moderating effects of … firm size, the board size, and firm age between board characteristics and firm performance. This study considers the legal … director, Promoter CEOs, meeting frequencies, and attendance rate positively affect firm performance. At the same time, the …

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Re-examining the corporate governance : firm performance nexus : fresh evidence from a causal mediation analysis

Asiedu, Michael Amoh; Mensah, Emmanuel - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-25

The role that corporate governance (CG) plays in contributing to firm performance enhancements has been widely … acknowledged. However, the conduit through which CG is able to affect firm performance is an emergent theme. This paper re …-examines the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and firm performance via means of causal mediation analysis using …

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Unravelling the intertwined nexus of firm performance, ESG practices, and capital cost in the Chinese business landscape

Alduais, Fahd - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-36

This research explores the relationship between a company's commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors and its capital equity cost (COE) in the Chinese market. Using statistical methods like regression analysis, the study aims to uncover how ESG disclosure relates to COE....

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Firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa : what role do electricity shortages play?

Osei-Gyebi, Samuel; Dramani, John Bosco - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-17

Electricity outages affect the performance of firms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through a reduction in production capacity and over-reliance on backup generators, which raises the cost of production and render them uncompetitive. Based on this, we estimated the joint effect of electricity outage...

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Diversify or not? : the link between global sourcing of ICT goods and firm performance

Schiersch, Alexander; Bertschek, Irene; Niebel, Thomas - 2023

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Does macroeconomic misery index matter in the micro firm-level earnings management : performance nexus? : evidence from dynamic panel threshold regression

Mensah, Emmanuel; Tuffour, Joseph Kwadwo; Al-Faryan, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-31

Earnings management (EM) and its association with firm performance has been a subject of research interest for decades …. This study re-examines the EM-firm performance nexus in a novel way using a nonlinear framework and introducing macro … performance is negligible or sometimes adverse. The estimated nonlinear effect of EM on firm performance and the threshold of MI …

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CEO attributes and firm performance : evidence from companies listed on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange

Dzung Viet Nguyen; Ngan Hoang-Kim Nguyen; Tien Thuy Dinh - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-19

nationality and older age are the CEO traits that contribute to improve firm performance. With regard to the corporate governance … lower CEO ownership are the characteristics that enhance firm performance. The findings may offer valuable insights to …

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