The research evaluates the co-integration, magnitude and strength of the relationships between corporate retentions as proxied by retained earnings and some key financial performance indicators, in the Nigeria manufacturing industry using the Brewery sub-sector as a focal point. The ex- post...

We examine comparative financial performance of business groups in Pakistan employing samples of firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Our descriptive results show that group firms are larger in size and have higher operating profits. Group firms also exhibit lower sales growth variability...

The main purpose of this article is to compare the profitability of foreign and domestic enterprises in Poland. It is assumed that foreign enterprises achieve better financial results in host country than domestic enterprises because of i.e. higher innovativeness of foreign enterprises (as in...

The aim of this study is to find out the effects of board composition on financial performance of firms listed at the NSE. 46 firms participated in the study which adopted a survey research design and a census. The study deduced that independent board members as a component of board composition...

This study examines the relationship between financial performance and family involvement for 523 listed and non-listed Colombian firms over 1996–2006. Using a detailed database and performing several panel data regression models, we find that family firms exhibit better financial performance...

This paper investigates the relations between female leadership, firm performance, and corporate governance in a global panel of 329 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in 73 countries covering the years 1998–2008. The microfinance industry is particularly suited for studying the impact of female...

This study aims to assess performance differences between family and non-family firms, taking into account the Portuguese and the Spanish stock markets. We provide new evidence for this field since we take into account the heterogeneity among family firms. Our thesis is that the leadership of...

In our study we focus on the determinants of reputation and, in particular, on the relation between the quality of annual report disclosures of companies and their reputation. We try to bring together two strands of literature: the literature on corporate reputation and the literature on...

Using matched employer-employee level data drawn from the UK Workplace and Employee Relations Survey, we explore the influence of worker commitment and loyalty on firm level labour productivity and financial performance. Our empirical findings suggest that worker commitment and loyalty enhance...

We examine the roles of the outcome and process dimensions of environmental performance in determining financial performance as measured by Tobin's q. Outcomes refer to the impacts of the firm on the natural environment, while processes are the firm's actions to reduce these outcomes. We focus...