This research aims to empirically analyze the spatial distribution of bank-branch networks in Canada. We study the market structure (both industrial and geographic concentrations) within the networks' own or adjacent postal areas. Our empirical framework considers branch density (the ratio of...

Exposed for competing firms in the same industry or not, within the same area, has been shown to improve the efficiency of firms, on average. In this study, we assess whether agglomeration economies have a significant influence on firms' productivity in Cote d'Ivoire. Considering urbanization...

We study the effect of geographic portfolio diversification of real estate firms on their investment performance before and after the global financial crisis (GFC). In addition to previously used dispersion metrics, we also account for the distance of the properties to the corporate...

Location choice has been one of the key elements to affect the performance of firms. While existing literature highlights the strategic value of agglomeration, we question whether the value also applies in the context of developing economies, considering the weak institutional environment would...

This study explored the usefulness of market orientation in an agricultural value chain in an emerging economy: Vietnam. Drawing on data from 190 actors in a beef cattle value chain in Vietnam's Central Highlands, the study examined the relationship between market orientation and innovation. The...

The digital era is changing consistently the previous marketing scenarios and actual issues have to be addressed in order to close the capabilities gap created by digital innovations. Different authors call for theoretical and empirical contributions that cope with the issues brought out by the...

What is sales strategy? How and when does it affect performance? This study attempts to provide answers to these overlooked questions by developing a comprehensive conceptualization of sales strategy and examining its impact on sales force and firm performance. Sales strategy was operationalized...

Objective – Literature suggest that companies should focus their Market Orientation (MO) on good marketing and business performance. However, previous research in this area deals mostly with large companies. The objective of this research is to study the significance of MO for small and medium...

This article examines, using various econometric techniques, the impact of intellectual capital (IC) on the performance of Egyptian insurance companies listed between 2006 and 2011. We measure IC using the Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) approach and its components developed by Pulic...

This study examines how Technology Orientation (TO) and Customer Orientation (CO) with organizational characteristics e.g. firm size and culture collectively impact firm performance. A sample of 158 Chinese firms were clustered of the basis of their mix of Technology Orientation (TO) and...