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EU ENLARGEMENT TO TURKEY: POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND HOW THEY ARE SHAPED BY CHANGES IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Fellmann, Thomas; van Leeuwen, Myrna; Salamon, Petra - 2011

The potential accession of Turkey to the EU, and the related adoption of the CAP by Turkey,is expected to influence … agricultural markets in both the EU and Turkey. The extent of theaccession impacts depends on the one hand on the way the CAP will …-membership simulation show that the impacts on agriculturalmarkets in Turkey are significant, while effects on EU markets are rather limited …

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An overview of the role of information technology in strategic management: Part 2

Galbreath, Jeremy - 2006

Strategic management of the firm includes the strategic management of information technology in the context of business relationships. Firms do not exist in isolation. Multiple constituents make up a relationship network that constitutes the vital resources needed to fulfil the mission of a...

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Accounting for performance variation: How important are intangible resources?

Galbreath, Jeremy; Galvin, Peter - 2006

The primary mission of strategic management research is to explain variations in the performance of firms. As researchers have sought to explain differentials in firm performance, they have looked to the factors that underlie competitive advantage. For many years, industry structure factors were...

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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance

Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010

This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...

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Fueling innovation through information technology in SMEs

Dibrell, Clay; Davis, Peter S.; Craig, Justin B. - 2008

This paper describes a study that investigates the mediating effects of information technology (IT) on the relationships among product and process innovations and firm performance (measured in multiple profitability and growth rate metrics). Using structural equation modeling on a sample of 397...

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Firm performance and macro-economic variables

McNamara, Ray; Duncan, Keith - 1995

The purpose of this research is to predict the fundamental performance of a firm as measured by the rate of return on assets (ROA). The paper presents a model relating ROA to prior year ROA and to the level of activity in the economy. A principal components' analysis of thirty-three economic...

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Hospitality Culture and Climate: Keys to Retaining Hospitality Employees and Creating Competitive Advantage

Dawson, Mary E; Abbott, JeAnna - 2009

In order to gain competitive advantage, companies must determine the relationship between HR practices and firm performance. This conceptual paper proposes a model that highlights the importance of selecting people who “fit” within the organizational culture and climate of the firm. The...

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The Impact of the Recent Recession on U.S. Lodging Firms: An Examination Based on Ratio Analysis

Youn, Hyewon; Gu, Zheng - 2010

To assess the impact of the recession on the financial performances of the lodging industry, this study examines sample firms’ financial ratios in 2006, the year immediately prior to the recession, to those in 2008, the year during which the recession was in full swing. The findings of this...

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Corporate Governance Provisions and Risk-Adjusted Performance in the U.S. Restaurant Industry

Madanoglu, Melih; Karadag, Ersem; Upneja, Arun - 2009

There is a growing awareness that corporate governance variables play an important role in firm performance. While the majority of researchers argue that firm performance is positively associated with corporate governance structure, some other scholars suggest that there is no link between...

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Do Institutions, Ownership, Exporting and Competition Explain Firm Performance?

Commander, Simon; Svejnar, Jan - 2008

We analyse a large stratified random sample of firms that provide measures of each firm’s top manager’s perception of the severity of business environment constraints. Specifically, we use the 2005 and 2002 Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) to assess the effect...

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