have a positive influence on the profitability of firms. This study examines the effect of product diversification on the … profitability of 25 German food industry sectors from 1977 to 1994. The analysis reveals a positive effect of diversification on the … profitability of industries. …

if they are not. We present empirical evidence on effects of perceived threat of entry on profitability. Using … profitability is confirmed. The number and the relative size of competitors also exert considerable effects. We find no …

Studies on the relationship between religion and Entrepreneurship suggest that Islam discourages entrepreneurship. This … the negative effect of Islam on entrepreneurship only applies in the absence of Shariah-compliant access to finance. This … negative effect disappears in the presence of Islamic banks, thus disproving the generalized claim that Islam discourages …

-term liabilities. We develop a structural model of a firm's value maximization problem that predicts that profitability of the firm …

firm's ability to improve its productivity growth and profitability. The case study reported here concerns the … in which the dependent variable is alternatively (labor) productivity growth and profitability. Our findings show that … growth and profitability. This suggests that firms pursue different strategies when patenting with the USPTO and the EPO, and …

Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and profitability. It … documents that the positive profitability differential of exporters compared to non-exporters is statistically significant …. Instead, we use a newly developed continuous treatment approach and show that exporting improves the profitability almost over …

other aspects of firm behaviour. In this paper we consider the impact of minimum wages on firm profitability by exploiting … firm profitability was significantly reduced (and wages significantly raised) by the minimum wage introduction. This … residential care homes, and a second on firms across all sectors). Interestingly, we find no evidence that the profitability …

Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and profitability. It … documents that the positive profitability differential of exporters compared to non-exporters is statistically significant …. Instead, we use a newly developed continuous treatment approach and show that exporting improves the profitability almost over …