Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between a number of variables pertaining to core capability, competitive strategy and performance of construction small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper consists of a...

Purpose – To provide a structured and integrated framework of corporate strategy in order to help practitioners and researchers identify critical issues related to the Chinese construction industry and analyze its dynamics from a holistic viewpoint. Design/methodology/approach – A brief...

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in extreme uncertainty in the future earnings of many firms. In this paper, we examine how firms’ exposure to the pandemic affects their guidance withdrawals. Almost half the firms in our sample withdraw their management earnings guidance instead of...