Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of Chinese equity securities investment funds and to distinguish skill from luck in fund performance.Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines numerous risk-adjusted performance models in three classes: (i) unconditional...

A contingency theory of export mode performance is developed based on transaction cost analysis as well as production cost theory and the temporal nature of exchange relations. This is tested using the results of a nationwide survey of Australian manufacturers export entry modes. The Heckman two...

With growing awareness of sustainability, the field of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), has been attracting mainstream investors and researchers. Many previous studies have found inconclusive or mixed results on the relationship between ESG ratings and firms’ financial performance,...

Frequent leadership changes can considerably affect the strategic direction and smooth functioning of an enterprise. However, it still remains unknown that how a frequent leadership change impacts corporate performance indicators. This research aims to investigate the relationship between...

China has emerged as the world’s largest pollutant emitter due to rapid industrialization and a remarkable economic upsurge in recent decades. Rising carbon emissions have exerted more social and regulatory pressure on Chinese corporations to undertake environmental protection investments....

The relationship between development-oriented HR practices and organizational performance has been underrepresented in the literature. This research sought to better understand the possible linkages of development-oriented HR practices and organizational performance in IT companies in Bangalore....

Purpose: In nowadays economy, the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is continually increasing as they represent the primary source of employment, economic development, poverty alleviation, new product development, and innovations. The SMEs' growth depends mostly upon its internal...

This paper aims at providing a framework to investigate the effects of marketing-related decisions on firms after filing for bankruptcy. The proposed framework includes advertising and R&D assets, channel intensity, related diversification, and low price strategy as the marketing decision, which...

This study examines the performance of window takaful (i.e. Sharī’ah complaint Insurance financial instrument) companies with specific reference to the insurance companies in Pakistan. Security & Exchange Commission of Pakistan has allowed conventional insurance companies to start window...

This paper investigates the effect of targeted economic sanctions by the United States and the European Union on the performance of intra-industry non-sanctioned firms. Using data of non-sanctioned firms listed on the Zimbabwe stock exchange during the period 2009-2018, our regression results...