The impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on firm performance has become the subject of active research in the last four decades. This study’s goal is to review the effect of ICT on the financial performance of firms in the consumer goods sector as measured by their Return...

We study how extreme (high) temperatures affect firm dynamics---entry, exit, and aggregate productivity---in Chinese manufacturing sectors. Existing studies focus on the effects on incumbent firms (intensive margin), while we examine the effects on entry and exit (extensive margin), and their...

Input-output linkages among sectors and firms are largely overlooked when assessing regulatory policies. Using a carbon emissions regulation in China as an example, we find that the regulation facilitates the transition to green technologies and reduces entry and carbon emissions in the...

As Africa’s major oil exporter and factor driven stage country, Nigeria has made some progress in socioeconomic terms in recent years. However, large pockets of Nigeria’s population still live in poverty without adequate access to basic services. Currently, Nigeria is capturing just as small...

This paper is devoted to the possibility of creating worker cooperatives in which worker members are remunerated not through wages, but through dividends calculated on the added value produced by the enterprise, that is, cooperatives in which there is no labor cost, but only dividends on the net...

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone and key drivers of economy and economic growth in each country. In developing countries like Afghanistan, SMEs are a good source of income generation and employment, and they are considered the heart of private sectors. After the...

The relationship between innovation and corporate sustainability constitutes a long-lasting debate among policymakers and researchers. Despite the significant contributions to this field, extant literature does not provide clear answers. This can be attributed to the fact that prior studies do...

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone and key drivers of economy and economic growth in each country. In developing countries like Afghanistan, SMEs are a good source of income generation and employment, and they are considered the heart of private sectors. After the...

This study performs a comprehensive examination of organizational context in the relationship between managerial turnover and organizational performance. Using theoretical frameworks of human and social capital, we focus on the moderating roles of entity size, employment system, industry brand,...

This paper is based on a hypothesis that we have entered a specific phase of economic development, which we refer to as the 'learning economy', where knowledge and learning have become more important than in any earlier historical period. In this new context the learning capability of firms...