total performance of the man‐machine resource base of an organization includes its profitability together with how it … affects the interests of consumers, the national economy and society (i.e. other than profitability performance). The total …

performance, notably productivity and profitability, while taking the role of trade unions into account. Design … Belgian WCs have a small (direct) significantly positive effect on labor productivity, but not on profitability. The … additional results of the mediation test show tentatively that WCs might affect profitability indirectly, through their impact on …

2008 are analyzed to examine if more efficient working capital management improves firms’ accounting profitability and … this study found that profitability is affected positively with the cash conversion cycle. This indicates that more …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the growth-profitability nexus among small- and medium … with the hypotheses derived from the resource-based approach, the results indicate that current profitability significantly … higher profitability and thereby sustainable growth. This implies that managers should change their strategy from “growth now …

effect on the profitability of small- and medium-sized Norwegian firms. Design/methodology/approach – The data comprise 21 … results indicate that reducing cash conversion cycle will increase profitability. Even though endogeneity may exist, this does … controlled for, supporting the robustness of the results. The relevance of quadratic dependencies of the profitability on …

choices for firms grouped by ownership control types, profitability and institutional development. Then, logit regression and … increased the motivation of banks to consider company profitability in their lending decisions. However, state-owned banks still …

the profitability of small and medium-sized Portuguese firms. Design/methodology/approach – Panel regressions (fixed … corporate profitability. Similar results are obtained when industry-specific effects are controlled, supporting the robustness … of the previous analysis. The relevance of quadratic dependences of the profitability on some variables was also …

capital. There are suitable strategies for all companies independent from their profitability, capital intensity or working …

profitability. While it is understandable that retailers want to lower their costs by eliminating tasks they perform, retailers also …