technical efficiency in the software intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey for the period 2003-2007. Firms are classified … based on the technology group. High technology and low technology firms are estimated separately in order to reveal … technology firms which operate in areas such as chemicals, electricity, and machinery as compared to that of the low technology …

This paper examines how firms in an emerging economy are affected by violence due to drug trafficking. Employing rich … utilization. Resilience to violence differs widely across different types of employment within firms and across firms with … of the most affected firms and the channels through which they are affected. …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … significant positive impacts on productivity as measured by value-added per worker, especially for firms with female principal … average regional elevation. Results indicate that for firms with female owners, technology adoption improves value-added per …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … significant positive impacts on productivity as measured by value-added per worker, especially for firms with female principal … average regional elevation. Results indicate that for firms with female owners, technology adoption improves value-added per …

affiliation provides an advantage over unaffiliated (or private independent) firms with respect to technological progress, which … lies at the heart of wider economic growth and prosperity. Our results suggest that while business group affiliation did … provide an advantage over private independent firms at the start of the sample period (2000), this advantage was more than …

affiliation provides an advantage over unaffiliated (or private independent) firms with respect to technological progress, which … lies at the heart of wider economic growth and prosperity. Our results suggest that while business group affiliation did … provide an advantage over private independent firms at the start of the sample period (2000), this advantage was more than …

commonly used measures of institutions have any significant, measurable impact on performance, whether of countries or firms … and the third concerns whether perceived business constraints directly affect the performance of firms. In all instances …

commonly used measures of institutions have any significant, measurable impact on performance, whether of countries or firms … and the third concerns whether perceived business constraints directly affect the performance of firms. In all instances …

Recent thinking has emphasized the importance of consistency in a firm?s compensation policy. By starting from …, like the boundaries of the firm or the attenuation of incentives within firms. …