Despite the popularity of factor models with simple loading matrices, little attention has been given to formally address the identifiability of these models beyond standard rotation-based identification such as the positive lower triangular (PLT) constraint. To fill this gap, we review the...

In this paper, we investigate the information and communication technology (ICT) usage patterns of Hungarian companies, relying on a company-level questionnaire survey conducted in 2020, and combining it with data from corporate annual reports. Our main objective is to construct an index of ICT...

Factor modelling extracts common information from a high-dimensional data set into few common components, where the latent factors usually explain a large share of data variation. Exploratory factor estimation induces sparsity into the loading matrix to associate units or series with those...

The emergence of smartphones has brought a transformative change in the smartphone industry in terms of technological innovations and business decision-making dynamics. Smartphones have appeared in the market as the standard configuration and currently represent the fastest-growing market...

This paper brings to light the powerful connection between buyer and supplier relationships in terms of information sharing, information quality, and supply chain performance. We show supply chain partners coordinate their activities by offering high-quality information to enable interactions...

This study addresses the potential of functional foods in India, a country where health and Ayurveda have always been of prime importance. Despite the acceptance of Ayurvedic knowledge, most research on functional foods has been conducted in European countries. Thus, this study aimed to fill...