productivity change, this link remains unexplored: we suggest a link between both concepts. Finally, our empirical application to …

productivity performance. The empirical distributions and the associated persistence over time are explored through a set of … external credit. We also offer an initial understanding about how profitability and productivity relate with a third dimension …

productivity performance. The empirical distributions and the associated persistence over time are explored through a set of … external credit. We also offer an initial understanding about how profitability and productivity relate with a third dimension … profitable firms to grow faster. -- firm performance ; profitability ; productivity ; financial constraints …

(with no further refinement as to whether such diversification is related or unrelated to the business) on productivity has … forms of diversification on productivity. We find that related diversification, which prior research has identified with … superior performance, enhances firm productivity while unrelated diversification reduces firm productivity. Our paper offers …