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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Company performance"”.
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Corporate control and its effect on company performance
… that various ownership structures have on company performance. It is assumed that the ownership structure of the firm dictates the manner in which the firm monitors its managers. It is further assumed that the objective of the firm is to maximise shareholder wealth. The study therefore …
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Corporate social responsibility and company performance : evidence from Sri Lanka
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) developed in the Western world since the 1950s, is novel to developing countries. Various CSR principles, standards, frameworks and indices have grown significantly as researchers to expand the concept in business and academic worlds. The …
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Marketing Strategy and Company Performance in the U.K. Construction Industry
… marketing orientation (in a number of forms) and company performance. The consensus of opinion is that such an approach to running a business can result in improved financial performance.<br/><br/>This study has set out to investigate the relationship between a marketing orientation and company …
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An Empirical Study of Executive Management Team Compensation and Company Performance
… imbalance between executive pay and firm performance. Published academic research has responded with hundreds of studies attempting to explain executive pay in terms of firm performance. The preponderance of these studies focus on Chief Executive Officers. This study empirically examines …
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Capital structure and company performance: Did the COVID-19 pandemic matter?
… relationship between leverage and the financial performance of 137 non-financial companies from 2016 to 2023. This study also aims to draw comparisons between this relationship during the pre-COVID-19 Pandemic of 2016 to 2019, over the full period of 2016 to 2023, and post the start of the …
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Corporate real estate occupancy costs and its correlation to company performance
Real estate owned by non-real estate firms represent a substantial portion on most corporate balance sheets, yet they are often being overlooked with a lack of investment strategy and treated as the necessary evil for operating the core businesses. Corporate real estate generally involves …
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A woman's worth: the impact of board bender diversity on company performance - a cross-country analysis
… representation on corporate boards impacts company financial and non-financial performance. Existing studies show conflicting results regarding the impact that female representation on the boards of directors may have on financial and non-financial performance, namely social and …
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The relationship between VAICTM, company performance and market value of companies on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange
… (IC), using the VAICTM approach, against certain company performance indicators as well as market value on listed companies in South Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach - The study used secondary data of 50 listed companies from the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) over a period of five …
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Effects of Capital Structure on Company Performance, A Perspective of Small Cap Companies In South Africa
… to evaluate the effects of capital structure on company performance of small cap companies listed on the AltX of the JSE. The results from this may be used as proxy for general SME’s in South Africa. A quantitative research was used to determine the relationship between the independent variables …
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CEO pay ratios and company performance : a study of JSE-listed consumer goods and services companies
The disparity in remuneration between company CEOs and other employees is a topical and highly controversial issue globally. Theoretically, there are two explanations for this pay disparity - tournament theory and behavioural theory. Tournament theory says that employees are more motivated to …
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The relationship between turnover and company performance: A study relating turnover, organizational subunit characteristics, performance measures, and attitudes
… national mortgage origination and servicing company was used to examine the issues related to turnover in 31 sales regions over an 18-month period, January 1996-July 1997. Demographic factors, performance indicators, and managerial effectiveness measures were studied to investigate their …
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The effect of company performance and executive remuneration on employee's perceptions of fairness in the South African financial services industry
… salary and short-term incentive bonuses) and company performance (in terms of return on equity) affects employees' perceptions of fairness. In the South African context there are many senior executives that in most peoples' opinion earn excessive salaries and bonuses, this while the …
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Does the capital structure impact the company performance: empirical research of the effect of financing decisions on a company’s profitability? Evidence from the UK Pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector
… optimal capital structure option to improve the performance of their organisations. In this thesis, we aim to analyse how capital structure choice affects the company’s performance and value. The research was conducted using a multiple regression model on a sample of 10 pharmaceutical and …
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The relationship between CEO compensation and firm performance: A case study of Namibian State-Owned-Enterprises (SOEs)
… the subject of intense discussions. The poor performance of some SOEs with highly remunerated executives, begs the question whether chief executive officers (CEOs) in Namibian SOEs deserve the high levels of remuneration they receive. The main purpose of the study was to determine whether …
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The relationship between ESG disclosure and corporate financial performance: a comparative study among developed and emerging markets companies
… (ESG) disclosure on corporate financial performance. It also compares this relationship among developed and emerging markets companies. The study was based on ESG scores from data obtained from Bloomberg. The sample data consisted of information from 2145 developed and 2023 emerging …
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Breaking down barriers: Market opportunities for Appalachian forest products in Central America
… were developed to describe relationships between company performance and suppliers and a series of independent variables (e.g, supplier promotion, product attributes). Results suggested that U.S. wood products companies have not put enough effort into marketing forest products in Central America. …
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The Impact Of Multiple Pricing Strategies On Consumer Purchasing Behavior: The Case Of AIRTEL and TIGO Tanzania
… and looking at the role of this strategy to company performance. Tigo and Airtel Tanzania were used as a case study. Various literatures were consulted to get the theoretical and empirical thoughts of prominent authors about the subject to help the researcher craft and refine his methodology. …
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Modeling performance differentials in large construction organisations in South Africa
… competitive strategies, business environment and performance of large construction organisations in South Africa. It examines whether the synthesis of different theoretical views - industrial organisation, contingency approach, resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theory situated in the …
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Internal market orientation:construct, measurement and consequences
… orientation, extemal market orientation alld company performance are examined. The external market orientation construct is applied to the local retail market and established measurement instruments adapted to this pwpose. Three measures of performance are employed ill this study. The …
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Modelling the relationship between project payment systems, financial management strategies and construction organisation performance in South Africa
… to be delivered successfully – the root of poor performance in the construction industry – is attributed by scholars to the improper payment (or no payment at all) of contractors, and subsequently, of sub-contractors and suppliers. Therefore, proficient payment systems, adequate cash flow and …
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