Paper considers the impact of cash, debt, trade credit and equity financing on firm efficiency. Paper argues that 1) cash holding negatively affects firm efficiency, 2) debt and trade credit have both positive and negative impact on efficiency, 3) debt and trade credit are more conducive to...

Low productivity among female farmers when compared with their male counterparts is considered an outcome of limited access to agricultural land and inputs. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern...

Investments account for future prospects. Long-term investment are based on discounting future anticipations. Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) were historically focused on long-term considerations. Long-term investment holds socio-psychological and leadership advantages, such as altruism...

The aim of the international conference ESPERA 2016 was to present and evaluate the economic scientific research portfolio, to argue and substantiate Romanian development strategies – including European and global best practices. The plenary session and the parallel sections were centered on...

In the recent years the slowdown in the field of management system certification has been observed. There is a need to try and identify the causes of this phenomenon and the use of exploratory factor analysis may prove a very useful tool. The aim of the article is to identify the factors...

The article attempts to show the role of the patent system in the internationalization of diffusion of technical knowledge. Its purpose is to analyse, use of international technical knowledge made available through patent systems, by Polish companies that are inventively active. For its...

Heritage tourism destinations attract heterogeneous number of players each with significantly different interests at the expense of residents. Therefore, this study assesses impacts and patronage of heritage tourism sites on the host communities in Osun State, Nigeria. Data for this study was...

Peoples’ opinion has been an adjudged tool for proffering solution to various urban problems. By this, information is sourced to guide policy-makers and other environmentally concerned stakeholders in taking enlightened decisions about the future of cities. This study therefore examined urban...