The aim of the article is to study the relation between product innovation and its associated risk, particularly in the Brazilian manufacturing industry in the period of 1995-2005. A statistical model is developed based on the study realized by Bromiley (1991), seeking to identify whether...

This article refers to a survey based on the study conducted by French author Rodolphe Durand, undertaken in 1999, which, adopting the concepts of RBV (Resource-Based View), sought to explain the differences in the profitability, margin and market performance of companies. According to the...

This research identifies 18 main project complexity factors affecting defence projects and four new factors to the literature. Many interdependencies among the factors were identified, suggesting they form a contextualised project complexity network capable of creating emerging behaviours that...

Financial institution's substantial leverage is relevant in explaining the latest global financial crisis n 2008. However, the concept of banking leverage is not new and relates to important topics of study in the banking literature. Through a sample of 209 articles from major journals in the...

Drawing on previous research in the Resource-Based View of the Firm, this study aimed at illustrating the interrelationships between the properties of productive resources and the profitability of firms, in the Brazilian autoparts industry. The inspiration for this study was a research conducted...

This research considers a mathematical model for pricing the procrastination option. The concept of procrastination will be discussed from the point of view of Psychology, Economy, Finance and Strategy. The maximum limit of the strategy of procrastination will be investigated, considering the...