It is well established that management practices have on average a significant and large impact on firm output after controlling for a range of standard factors such as other inputs, industry etc. We investigate non-linearities in the impact of management practices on firm performance using...

This study investigates the management practices of 926 manufacturing plants in South Korea using the quantitative method by Bloom et al. (2019). The original management and organizational practices survey (MOPS) in the U.S. is revised to reflect the Korea-specific environment and merged with...

Data collected with the Finnish Management and Organizational Practices Survey (FMOP) is used to study the association between management practices and firm productivity, and to examine whether human capital intensity acts as a moderator variable for this relationship. A comparison of how well...

My study is framed against the backdrop of increasingly stringent environmental demands on the pulp and paper industry to reduce water and air pollution, and the changing global market conditions. I first present an observation-based analysis conducted by visiting selected paper mills in...

Purpose: This study sought to determine the influence of strategic physical resources on performance of small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Kenya. Anchored on the Resource Based View (RBV) theory the study adopted positivism research philosophy descriptive and causal-effect research...

A number of theories postulate the influence of industry factors and various forms of organizational capital on the strategies and performance of small firms. This study is an empirical test of such assertion by examining how industry and firm-related factors as well as managerial attributes...

Entrepreneurs who are the sole owners of their companies enjoy benefits not available to fellow entrepreneurs who have partners or investors. These advantages include absolute control over operational decisions, complete autonomy regarding compensation, benefits and perquisites and the absence...