Calculation method of gray correlation degree and the connotation are introduced. Based on the model of gray correlation degree, relationship between agricultural industrial structure and agricultural economic development is analyzed by using four analysis methods of correlation degree and...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the free cash flow (FCF) motive for stock repurchases. Specifically, it examines whether the positive association between FCF and open-market repurchases is partially driven by abnormal cash flows, and whether external...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between working capital management (WCM) and firm performance in the context of the Chinese economy. Specifically, it investigates the effects of ownership structures as an internal factor and of institutional environments (IE)...

Purpose: Information transparency is crucially important in price setting in real estate, particularly when information asymmetry is concerned. This paper aims to examine how a change in government policy in relation to information disclosure and transparency impacts residential real estate...

Purpose: This paper, with the tobacco industry as the background, establishes an indicator system for tobacco supply chain performance evaluation using the FAHP method. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the relevant data of tobacco enterprises in Guangxi, the paper calculates the...

Common wisdom suggests that, everything else being equal, seeing patients sooner rather than later is preferable. In particular, health outcomes improve with reduced delay and so does patient satisfaction. Meanwhile, if the delay in access to care is reduced, rescheduling becomes easier and thus...

Outpatient care providers usually allow patients to access service via scheduling appointments or direct walk-in. Patients with acute symptoms are likely to walk in and other patients strategically choose between these two access channels (and otherwise balking) based on the trade-off of...

Using a sample of dividend-paying firms, we show that much of the variation in accruals and real activities can be explained by firms' different performance trajectories. High (low) performance firms spend more (less) on SG&A and CAPEX and hold what appear to be abnormally low (high) levels of...