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 … provides more complete and accurate insights into the efficiency of working capital management. In this regard, we suggest an …

This paper investigates the relationship between working capital management, corporate performance and operating cash … for the period 1990-2004 (87030 firm-year observations). The results suggest that managers can increase profitability and …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between working capital management efficiency and … negative and significant relationships between net trade cycle as a comprehensive measure of the efficiency in working capital … managing their working capital than the small companies …

listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) over the period 2011-2115. Controlling for unobserved heterogeneity and other firm … characteristics, this study finds that cash holdings is positively related to firm performance …

The article formulates the information theory of firm, introduces the concept of firm as an operating system, which … controls the firm’s operation by the means of the information resources processing, in an analogy with the operating system at … system and software programs, 1) to control the firm operation by the means of the information resources processing; 2) to …

busyness lowers firm valuation. The underlying mechanisms include lower operating performance, higher cost of capital, greater … larger firms and when analysts have greater experience covering the firm/industry. Our inferences are supported by a novel …

success of enterprises. It can be shown that the majority of the enterprises in manufacturing is pursuing a specialization …

in other manufacturing industries. The data comprises all German manufacturing start-ups of the 1992 to 2005 period. In … businesses in other manufacturing industries. Moreover, the chances of survival for innovative industries are rather immune to … changes, regarding regional and industry-specific conditions, whereas businesses in the other manufacturing industries are …

We examine the impact of R&D and technology imports on firm performance in Taiwan's manufacturing industry in a policy … firm sales. In traditional industries, the effect of innovation can be interpreted as an effort to catch up with the global …

weak performance of Colombia's manufacturing sector in recent years. This paper examines the effects of the real exchange … rate, external and domestic demand, and structural changes on firms' profitability in Colombia's manufacturing sector …, we find no strong evidence that real appreciation has, on average, negatively affected the profitability of manufacturing …