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Employee-friendly practices and corporate financial performance : evidence from a frontier market
Duc Nguyen Nguyen; Quang-Thai Truong; Nhat Thien Tran; … - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18
This study investigates the association between employee-friendly schemes and firm financial performance using a frontier market, Vietnam, as a research context. We employ Anphabe's "Top 100 Vietnam Best Places to Work" lists to identify companies with ideal employee-friendly practices. Using a...
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The role of Indonesian regulators on the effectiveness of ESG implementation in improving firms' non-financial performance
Rahmaniati, Ni Putu Gita; Ekawati, Erni - In: Cogent business & management 11 (2024) 1, pp. 1-30
Recent studies have addressed the impact of Environment, Social, and Governance responsibility on corporate financial performance and value, but often ignore its impact on non-financial performance. Whereas the ultimate goal of ESG responsibilities is non-financial matters, that is, to...
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Macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of financial performance : evidence from non-life insurance companies in Africa
Msomi, Thabiso Sthembiso - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20
non-life insurance companies from 48 African countries for the period 2008–2019. Panel data of 1452 observations were … gross domestic product are the statistically significant determinants of financial performance in African non-life insurance … insurance industries, policymakers, government and investors should take into consideration these significant factors in taking …
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Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector : (the financial crisis during Corona crisis)
Alqam, Mohammad Ahmad; Owais, Walid Omar; Ali, Haitham … - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-14
This study examined the impact of financial ratios, represented by liquidity, retained earnings ratio, profitability ratio, debt ratio, and total assets turnover, on earnin gs quality. This study involved 45 service companies registered between 2014 and 2020. Purposive sampling was used for 41...
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Identification of factors for developing going concern prediction models
Hammond, Paul; Opoku, Mustapha Osman; Kwakwa, Paul Adjei - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15
The study aimed to identify factors that can be used in models that predict going concern of enterprises. The study employed the best-worst method of multi-criteria decision-making technique to evaluate and rank the factors. Twenty-one potential determinants were identified from the literature...
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How commercial banks adjust capital ratios : empirical evidence from the USA?
Abbas, Faisal; Ali, Shoaib; Yousaf, Imran; Rizwan, Sohail - In: Cogent business & management 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-18
This study examines the speed of adjustment of the leverage and regulatory capital ratios between 2002 and 2018 for large commercial banks of the USA. The study applies a two-step system GMM technique to obtain the speed of adjustment. The results prove that higher-quality capital requires...
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The effect of R&D expenditures on firm value with firm size moderation in an Indonesia palm oil company
Hutauruk, Martinus Robert - In: Cogent business & management 11 (2024) 1, pp. 1-24
This study aims to ascertain the direct impact of Research and Development (R&D) spending on the value of a company, specifically in the palm oil industry. Additionally, the study examines how the company’s size influences its value concerning R&D expenditures. The inquiry examines the impact...
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A collection of insurance brands : the story of RSA in Ireland
Brophy, Richard - In: Cogent business & management 2 (2015), pp. 1-14
stakeholders to the marketplace. Unlike its insurance peers, RSA is one of the few insurers that operates a portfolio of brands …
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The influence of exogenous factors on risk perception amongst insurance policyholders
Makalani, Yvonne; Ferreira-Schenk, Suné; Dickason … - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20
little research has investigated the perceptions and attitudes expressed by insurance policyholders. Therefore, to bridge … insurance policyholders in Gauteng. This will inevitably assist insurers to retain more clients as they will have a better … understanding of what influences the risk perception of their insurance policyholders. Exogenous factors relate to external factors …
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Board gender diversity, efficiency and risk-taking behavior : empirical evidence from insurance firms in Kenya
Kariuki, Samuel Nduati - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-22
argument for policy formulation and regulations on gender quotas in both public and private insurance firms. This is …
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