Based theoretically on the resource-based view of the firm (RBV), this study surveys human resource professionals employed in small, medium, and large firms regarding the impact of training on various measures of the firm’s competitiveness. Based on the analysis of data obtained from the...

This study examines how unemployment rate dynamically responds to shocks to consumer confidence, business confidence, inflation and monetary policy. Based on the vector autoregressive (VAR) analysis of the monthly data from 1978:M2 to 2012:M5, the results show that unemployment negatively...

This study examines the causal link between short interest ratio and equity market return and their respective impulse response functions. Based on the analysis of monthly data from 1931M6 to 2012M12, the results reveal that there is a causal link between NYSE short interest ratio and the...

This paper examines if firms in the United States with quality training programs can enjoy above-the-market-average benefits and performance by analyzing risk premiums and risk-adjusted excess returns of a portfolio of public firms in the United States, which are ranked consecutively from 2006...

The purpose of the current study is to explore various factors influencing managerial decision between cost reduction and product differentiation. A multiple logistic regression model is constructed to determine the likelihood of managerial tendency toward cost reduction or product...

This study examines the relationship between excess return volatility and economic policy uncertainty in U.S using monthly data for the period 1985-2011. The result reveals the existence of a long-run positive relationship between excess return volatility and economic policy uncertainty. The...