From a resource-based view (RBV), information technology (IT) investments affect organizational slack resources and therefore influence firm economic productivity. In this study, we develop a framework and test the relationship between economic productivity and organizational slack through an...

Governments in extraction countries are anxious to estimate expected investment in development projects, since they represent an essential element of the macro economy. The overall level of activity is also crucial to oil companies, since the macro picture affects cost levels, the supplies...

This paper attempts to test whether financial supply-side shifts explain the low-investment climate of private firms in Germany. The core contention is that a firm's financial position contributes to its access to external finance on credit markets. Special emphasizes is put on small and...