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-- fixed-term employment ; labor productivity ; manufacturing …
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Analysis (DEA) have become very popular in the analysis of productive efficiency. This paper undertakes a comparison of the SFA and the constant returns to scale (CRS) and variable returns to scale (VRS) output-oriented DEA models, based on a sample of 165 dairy farms in Greece. However, the aim...
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This study compares activity-based costing (ABC) model and traditional costing method in Malaysia. Activity based costing (ABC) which was developed into the manufacturing/service sectors in Malaysia. It calculates the cost and performance of activities, resources and cost objects. It can be...
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, these companies are considerably more efficient than non-research-based companies - in terms of per capita productivity …
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The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology in measuring productivity growth by decomposing it into technical … of liberalization on productivity growth of India's paper industry. Specifically, this study quantifies the level of … technical efficiency and technical change in this particular manufacturing sector. The paper applies Malmquist Productivity …
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This article analyzes the horizontal productivity spillover effects of foreign ownership on Turkish firms that are … domestic firms benefit from productivity spillovers from foreign-owned firms. However, absorptive capacity does not matter for … productivity spillover benefits. -- foreign direct investment ; productivity ; spillovers …
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study the effect high skill immigration on productivity. Using a unique data set on manufacturing firms, I investigate … directly whether firms and industries with a higher concentration of immigrants experienced increases in productivity. The … analysis finds no correlation between immigrant concentration and productivity at the firm level in cross-sectional and pooled …
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Empirical applications for assessing the efficiency in cultural organizations are still scarce. In this paper, we use a non-radial, output-oriented, DEA model for assessing the efficiency of a sample of 292 Musical Societies in the Valencian Community. The interest in this type of cultural...
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Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers’ disposal, meeting the growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production resources. This paper, therefore, is an...
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This paper contributes with an empirical analysis, using a sample of farms, on the influence of size on cost behaviour under operational and tactical flexibility. Results indicate that small farms behave advantageously with respect to biggest farms in situations of operational and tactical...
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