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Keep walking? Geographical proximity, religion, and relationship banking [PDF]
, 2018 We investigate the geographical proximity of firms to their relationship banks. We find that Islamic banks are more remote to their borrowers. We also find that the probability for a firm to connect to a bank substantially decreases in distance, but that
Beck, T. +2 more
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, 2001 Why are there such pronounced differences in patterns of ownership and control of corporations across countries? This paper proposes that these, together with many of the stylized facts of corporate finance, can be explained by private benefits. Private benefits create waste and inefficiency but they can also act as powerful commitment devices that ...
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Firm Acquisitions by Family Firms: A Mixed Gamble Approach [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 This study elucidates the mixed gamble confronting family firms when considering a related firm acquisition. The socioemotional and financial wealth trade-off associated with related firm acquisitions as well as their long-term horizon turns family firms more likely to undertake a related acquisition than nonfamily firms, especially when they are ...
Katrin Hussinger, Abdul-Basit Issah
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Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2018 The global economic crisis has significantly altered the landscape of contemporary business markets worldwide. This article aims to verify how severely the economic crisis affected Polish industries and changed the competitive position of Polish ...
Marian Gorynia +4 more
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Impact of Technological Innovation Capabilities on the Market Value of Firms [PDF]
, 2009 In the era of globalisation and with the advent of knowledge economies, organisational innovation has assumed a critical role in enhancing economic performance of firms.
Annavarjula, Madan, Mohan, Ramesh
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Agglomeration and firm performance: One firm’s medicine is another firm’s poison
Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 2015 In this paper, we aim to reduce the ambiguity surrounding the agglomeration–performance relationship. We do so by taking firm-level and agglomeration-level heterogeneity into account simultaneously and focusing on the interactions between these two levels of analysis in explaining the effect of agglomeration on firm performance.
Knoben, J. +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia +7 more
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Strategic Compensation: Does Business Strategy Influence Compensation in High-Technology Firms? [PDF]
, 2003 This study examined whether a firm\u27s business strategy influences the firm\u27s compensation systems in high-technology firms. For the firm strategy variable, we used innovation strategy, which is one of the most critical business strategies in the ...
Marler, Janet H., Yanadori, Yoshio
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Are Moral Firms Committed Firms?
Daedalus, 2023 Abstract Corporate purpose is everywhere, but will it stay? Is it a business revolution or a passing fad, destined to go the way of so many business concepts? Reliance on the good judgment and goodwill of corporate leaders is a justifiable cause for concern, and resort is often sought instead in the apparently safe harbor of public ...
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System Dynamics Modeling in Entrepreneurship Research: A Review of the Literature [PDF]
International Journal of Supply and Operations Management, 2014 System dynamics is a strategic approach for modeling complex systems and analyzing their behavior. Dynamic behavior in entrepreneurial system can be modeled using System Dynamics Approach and dynamic hypotheses about the system`s behavior can be proposed
Mohammad Zali +2 more
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