The aim of this paper is to study the labor demand in the Italian manufacturing, using firm level data on pharmaceutical industry. The Italian pharmaceutical industry is characterized by the existence of long term labor contracts, and this fact suggests to consider labor as quasi-fixed input. In...

This paper presents the results of the survey and analysis of receivables practices in manufacturing companies: a case of Nepalese pharmaceuticals companies. The survey is based on the structured questionnaire completed by 209 pharmaceuticals executives of which 44 were under corporate level, 98...

Technological capabilities of firms and other firm resources have been researched by many researchers to assess their impact on export competitiveness of Indian industries. This study reports the findings of the influence of technological capabilities and firm resources on the export performance...

Disclosures about R&D activities could potentially help market participants understand the future prospects of R&D intensive firms, but at the same time could be costly to make if the disclosure is related to proprietary information. I examine R&D-related disclosures made by R&D intensive firms...

During the last decade, intellectual capital (IC) and intangible assets has been widely considered as a critical tool to deliver successful business in an intensive- knowledge environment. Accordingly, the main goal of this paper is therefore to develop and prioritize the most important...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the ASEAN region, which has recorded over 27 million cases of the virus. Despite rapid development of a range of COVID-19 vaccines using innovative technologies, access to these vaccines has been a challenge, with manufacturing mostly...