The Berle-Means thesis (1932) implies that diffuse ownership adversely affects firm performance. This paper tries to … result in systematic variations in observed firm performance. We test this hypothesis by assessing the impact of the … structure of ownership on corporate performance, measured by profitability, using data for 175 Greek listed firms. Following …

firm performance in 229 Chinese pork slaughterhouses and processors using structural equation modeling. The most important … results are that quality management is positively linked with firm performance. As managers put it "Quality is the life of the … enterprise". Pork processing managers that wish to improve their performance are therefore advised to invest in quality …

practices (SCMPs) on supply chain performance (SCP) and firm performance (FP) in the organized retail industry in a developing … context in India. Research limitations/implications The research employed perceptual performance measures. Future studies can … use actual performance parameters like profit and sales growth to better quantify the benefits of SCM in this context …

independence and managerial pay on the performance of 169 Saudi listed firms between 2007 and the end of 2014. Studying board … independence and managerial pay utilises the main internal governance mechanism in relation to firm performance; therefore, the … performance. The empirical results show that the board composition–performance relationship is endogenous. Strong evidence is …

influence of both kinds of decisions over firm performance. With it, this paper through a cross-section model, which uses … decisions of the firms (financial and competitive) over their performance. The results suggest the existence of differences in …

A growing literature is investigating the nature and size of the disparities in the performance of firms led by men and … women. The extant literature in this regard is inconclusive and provides support for both the women's under-performance … hypothesis and the superior performance of women-led firms. A noticeable feature of the available literature is the heterogeneity …

direct effects of the program on firm performance. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs. Our analysis yields …