The objective of this study is to determine the effect of relevant variables related to strategic sources of financial resources — in our case, suppliers' trade credit and use of financial institutions — over performance among Spanish construction firms. By analyzing a large dataset...

Knowledge-intensive business service firms (KIBS) have been found to be instrumental for the renaissance of local manufacturing sectors. The value-adding role of KIBS to local manufacturing performance is likely to vary according to the functions they fill within the local hybrid value chain....

Purpose - This paper investigates how past performance changes, prior CEO replacements and changes in the chairperson impact CEO turnover in public and large private businesses. Design/methodology/approach - We analyze 1,679 CEO replacements documented in a sample of 1,493 Spanish public and...