Aim of this study is to investigate the role of firm size on capital structure decisions of Turkish lodging companies. In this context, a survey questionnaire is developed and sent to unquoted Turkish lodging companies. 163 lodging companies answered the survey and they are classified according...

The reserve for loan losses may be influenced by the information content of the provision for loan losses. The information content or signalling of the provision for loanlosses are a mean for bank managers to "signal" their private information with respect to loan quality. Borrowers must have...

(VF)La notion de logique d’action est proposée par certains auteurs pour accéder aux comportements des acteurs dans une perspective de dépassement du dualisme acteur/système nourrie des multiples regards théoriques pertinents sur l’acteur ou la situation. Pour fonder ce même...

SCM includes all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods and services from raw materials stage to the consumer, including all related flows of information. Supply chain management is an important source to improve business efficiency and effectiveness by ensuring...

The paper elaborates on succession planning among Polish family businesses. Research survey was conducted on a random sample of 496 family enterprises in first quarter of 2009 (first phase, survey) and 61 family enterprises in third quarter of 2009 (second phase, in-depth-interview). The main...

The innovation processes and especially the evolution of information and communication technology in the corporation environment from the service field have radically transformed the service production and delivery processes. These transformations add value for the customer and offer important...

The Internet technologies and applications have rapidly developed, opening new communication, collaboration and coordination means for consumers, commercial agents and business partners. What have initially begun as static personal web pages containing family photos or simple presentation sites...

This study examines business groups and their impact on corporate governance in Pakistan. We use non-financial firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan for 1998-2002 periods in order to select group and non-group samples. Our analysis find that group firms have higher...

Perception of the business cycle can differ among firms, which has been confirmed by extensive survey data. The question we want to answer in this paper is "What causes differences in business cycle perception?" by utilizing a newly designed questionnaire. Specifically, we match properties...

This paper analyzes how a firmfs reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions affects its economic performance. The theoretical model used is derived from the Cobb-Douglas production function and the inverse demand function, and predicts that in reducing its GHG emissions, a firm will...