[PDF] Top 20 The effect of protection upon the behaviour and performance of firms

... unimpressive performance of manufacturing industries in the 1970s, particularly those industries with a long history o f high levels of protection, left the image o f a group of infants who would never ... See full document

... the effect of Organizational Citizenship behaviour on the performance of manufacturing firms in South-East, ...manufacturing firms from each of the South-East states which include: ... See full document

... for firms’ innovation ...relevance. Firms that have more advanced human capital skills are expected to dispose of more capability for ...As firms’ performance depends on the employees skills, ... See full document

... sugar firms were not capable of effectively competing in the Kenyan market with imported sugar which retailed at considerably lower ...of protection against imports through the enforcement of strict tariff ... See full document

... withdrawal behaviour, such as lateness, absenteeism and ...withdrawal behaviour and more willing to accept ...the performance of their workers plays a vital role in determining the success of the ... See full document

... of firms is indeed ...local firms is ...of firms by social ...imitation behaviour might explain the spatial concentration of industries and not the benefits of such ... See full document

... on performance, as the performance of the business is crucial to the value of the firm and consequently, its ...for protection of the manager’s interest especially in organizations where company ... See full document

... leveraged firms had higher firm value than firms without debt, due to debt tax ...economic behaviour taken by the corporation, he must be able to lend or borrow at the same conditions as the ... See full document

... European labor markets. Moreover, economists have long been concerned with the influence of firm firm size on economic performance (Schumpeter (1911)) and, as a conse- quences, with its determinants (Lucas ... See full document

... human behaviour. He explained that an individual’s behaviour tied in with positive consequences tends to be repeated and improved, but individual’s behaviour with negative consequences tends not to ... See full document

... from firms listed in the NSE to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and firm ...firm performance measured by ROA and ...agricultural firms reported positive correlation between ... See full document

... organizational performance are financial profitability and ...organizational performance is a set of financial and nonfinancial indicators which offer information on the degree of achievement of objectives ... See full document

... bandwagon effect of innovation is a matter of debate which is beyond the scope of this study, however, the resultant literature certainly seem to be converging towards ‘a core set of theoretical models’ (Kamal ... See full document

... CEOs inclined to behave as agents will be willing to diversify, even at expense of corporate wealth, when large personal benefits are likely to ensue (Denis et al., 1997, 1999). Specifically, diversification may allow ... See full document

... mandate firms to report CSR activities in annual reports, in line with regional and global CSR ratings and ...manufacturing firms and public health by tobacco and alcohol industries (Nyamute, ... See full document

... Organizational performance is the extent to which the organizational objectives and goals are being ...the effect of education as a tool, on the management of workforce diversity to enhance high ... See full document

... In this study, the evolution of best management practices (BMP) in 208 European-based buyout companies is examined (see Table 2). The research methodology involves first constructing a sample of buyouts for this study. ... See full document

... Boards of Directors wants to improve company performance so the capacity of board members should be one of the leading factors being considered. Many authors have conducted in-depth research on the relationship ... See full document

... 390 firms of the classifica- tion Fortune 500, showed the existence of a positive cor- relation between the R&D expenditures and the firm’s value ...positive effect on the market value of firms ... See full document

... 226 firms from 32 subsectors listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market, a sample of 101 non-financial quoted companies from 26 subsectors were purposively selected for ...non-financial firms. ... See full document