Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore project‐level human resource aspects of international technology transfers (ITTs) to private sector manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 35 ITT projects. A self‐administered survey...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare current practice of the measurement and reporting of human resource (HR) information by firms belonging to the manufacturing and service sectors in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methodology was used and 30 firms...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between international expansion and firm performance in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper firstly explores the relationship between internationalization and firm performance, then investigates...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether information and communication technologies (ICT) resources, including investment and use of specific types of ICT as well as innovative work practices, have a positive impact on several dimensions of firm performance, taking into...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation between a firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the firm's cash conversion cycle and its profitability is examined using dynamic panel data analysis for a...

The practical applications of emerging theory, “complexity theory”, to business are sometimes less obvious than the theory itself, which drives the need, though arguably subjective, for enlightening applications for the potential use of emerging theory in business. Examines whether...

Purpose Excessive working capital or paucity of the same can impair the profits and health of an organization. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of working capital management (WCM) on the profitability of firms for a sample comprising of non-financial companies in countries of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the status of gross and net working capital and their association with sales of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd, with reference to the Indian paper industry over a decade, from 1999 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach – The research is mainly...

Purpose – The object of the research presented in this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of working capital management on the profitability of a sample of small and medium‐sized Spanish firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have collected a panel of 8,872...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of working capital management on firms’ performance for a sample of firms listed on a small emerging market, namely Amman Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach – The paper includes a conceptual as well as empirical...