Although the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm is one of the most accepted theories of strategic management, it has been criticized for its limited empirical support. The RBV basically predicts the relationship between the firm's resources and its performance. This study argues that it is...

One of the most important goals of a business unit is creating value and wealth for its shareholders and attracting them for more investment. The success of management, and consequently the success of the business unit, is measured by the level of value created for its shareholders. Economic...

The business performance of firms in the creative high-tech sector shows much variation. This paper examines whether the geographical location of such business firms influences the performance of these firms. The overarching analysis framework of this paper emerges from the recently developed...

Marketing effectiveness has been accepted as one of the most important parts in corporate performance system. It is due to dynamical changes in business environment in after-crisis times. The goal of this paper is the denition of used possible indicators in measuring marketing effectiveness. The...

This paper proposes a performance and cost measurement system that integrates the Economic Value Added criteria (EVA) with Process Based Costing (PBC). The EVA-PBC methodology allows us to implement the EVA management logic non only at the firm level, but also at lower levels of the...

The goal of the paper is an evaluation of the performance of manufacturing branches of the Polish economy. Two approaches have been applied. In the first approach data from state statistical reports have been used. Single variables have been combined into the composite indicator, which has...

We demonstrate analytically and illustrate with examples that the conventional measures of the residual operating income such as the Economic Value Added (EVA) are biased by design and so may yield a misleading assessment of financial performance. Fundamentally, the magnitude of the measurement...

Prior studies often examine the association between performance and various measures of incentive strength. We argue that target difficulty is another important but often overlooked driver of managerial performance. Using data on earnings targets in annual bonus plans, we construct and validate...

Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises (SMME) play an important role in national economy. But they usually suffer from high risks in finance that make them have short lives. Therefore, the study of SMME's performance turnaround would help them get rid of financial distress and go...