A central question in strategic management is why some firms perform better than others. One approach to addressing this question empirically is to decompose the variance in firm-level profitability into firm, industry, location, and year components. Although it is well established that data...

This paper empirically investigates the factors influencing the preference of a visitor over three rationing systems. The First-Come-First-Served system is preferred by young, short-distance visitors. A Variable Admission Fee system is preferred by visitors of a high household disposable income,...

This paper empirically investigates the factors influencing the preference of a visitor over three rationing systems. The First-Come-First-Served system is preferred by young, short-distance visitors. A Variable Admission Fee system is preferred by visitors of a high household disposable income,...

This work examines the effects of productive efficiency on the survival of firms in the Greek food sector. Technical and scale efficiency scores are computed within a data envelopment analysis (DEA) framework and are used as explanatory variables in a parametric (Weibull) survival model. High...

Capital subsidies form a major instrument of industrial and regional policy for economically developed countries all over the world, including many European Union and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. Research findings have challenged the effectiveness of capital...