The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management and firm profitability. The analysis based on a sample of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. The results suggest that managers can...

This paper investigates the relationship between working capital management, corporate performance and operating cash flow. The relationship is examined using dynamic panel data analysis. The analysis based on a sample of 5802 U.S. non-financial firms listed in the New York Stock Exchange,...

The traditional link between the cash conversion cycle and the firm's profitability is that shortening the cash conversion cycle increases firm's profitability. On the other hand shortening the cash conversion cycle could harm the firm's operations and reduces profitability. However, identifying...

Working capital is those assets that are held by the corporate for the purpose of ensuring that its daily activities are well met, and its corporate goals are well accomplished. The report will assess how these working capitals can be well managed by the corporate and what is the importance of...

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the efficiency of working capital management and profitability of construction firms listed in the United Arab Emirates stock markets. The results show negative and significant relationship between net trade cycle for all construction firms and...

This study examines the relationship between working capital management, profitability, firm size and industry type for firms in Japan. The study sample consists of 2123 Japanese non-financial firms listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the period 1990-2004. We observe that the cash conversion...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management efficiency and performance of construction companies listed in the Kuwait Stock Exchange. The relationship is examined using dynamic panel data two- steps robust system estimation for the period...

The purpose of this paper to investigate the efficiency of working capital management and its impact on small firm's liquidity, profitability and operating cash flows. Small firms have a considerable amount of fund tied up with current assets and faced with difficulties to access external fund...