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In this paper we study whether stock option schemes affect firm technical inefficiency. We estimate Cobb-Douglas stochastic production frontier models using a novel panel data set on the publicly listed Finnish firms in the manufacturing and ICT sectors over the period from 1992 to 2002. We find...
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Postal service volumes have diminished and the profitability of postal and courier activities has weakened in Finland … in recent years. The study evaluates the development of the service volumes, profitability and employment of postal and … distribution volumes. The profitability of postal services is not expected to improve until 2020 because the increasing unit costs …
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export market performance over the last few years is linked to the deterioration of profitability of production in Finland. A … profitability. Wage moderation would obviously serve this purpose. On the other hand, the determinants of Finland’s long …
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profitability of universal service provider was clearly lower than that of competitors during the sample time period. The annual …
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occupational structures when explaining productivity and profitability gaps between global and local firms. The findings indicate … reflected in their productivity, it is not as clearly reflected in their profitability.The findings imply that employees have …
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This study conducts an international comparison of productivity and profitability. First, the level and growth of … has been the ICT revolution. Second, the profitability of industries is calculated for 2007. Profitability is divided into … productivity, prices and labour compensation. The results show that profitability in Finnish manufacturing is competitive because …
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The use of traditional industry-level profitability indicators for assessing the state of competition is problematic … profitability in opposite directions. In this analysis both problems are avoided by using firm-level Financial Statement Statistics …-level sources of industry-level profitability changes have been examined over a long-run period. The findings provide support to the …
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associated with better firm profitability in low-tech industries. Participating in a national cluster may be associated with …
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productivity and profitability. This is interpreted as evidence that these workers transmit knowledge that can be readily copied …
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account a number other factors (such as firm size and industry) possibly affecting profitability. The share of woman board …
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