...Cláudio A. Pestana; Fernando A. F. Ferreira; Fernando J. C. S. N. Teixeira; João J. M. Ferreira; Neuza C.M.Q.F. Ferreira Purpose This study aims to develop a multicriteria decision analysis ( MCDA ) evaluation system to assess the high-growth performance of gazelle companies. It seeks to support...

...Wael Hemrit; Naziha Kasraoui; Amira Feidi Purpose The aim of this paper is to determine whether the efficiency of banks’ human capital (HC) has moderating effects on the relationship between asset diversification and bank performance over the 2008–2020 period. Design/methodology/approach Our...

...Mário Franco; Heiko Haase; Margarida Rodrigues Purpose This study aims to determine whether inter-organisational communication, based on four communicational dimensions (willingness, behaviour, commitment and quality), influences the performance of strategic alliances. Design/methodology...

... The results provide evidence of a positive relationship between the accounting performance of the company and the granting of additional remuneration to majority managers, alongside their share in profits. What is more, there is a positive relationship between the change in the company's accounting results...

...Abdallah Taamneh; Abdallah Khalaf Alsaad; Hamzah Elrehail Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of human resource management (HRM) practices on the performance of Jordanian banks as determined by using the balanced scorecard (BSC) performance measurement system...

...Yassine Sefiani; Barry J. Davies; Robin Bown; Neilson Kite Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of networking on business performance by uncovering particular and significant methods of pursuing business connections, for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tangier...

... factors to better manage the crisis impacts and anticipate future impacts. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine the performance of a sample of 7,293 Spanish hospitality companies based on data from 2008 to 2011. With the aim of testing the hypotheses, a multivariate regression analysis...

...Stefano Bresciani; Elisa Giacosa; Laura Broccardo; Francesca Culasso Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the differences in terms of economic and financial performance, between family firms (FFs) and non-family firms (NFFs) in the wine sector in Italy and France, where this sector...

...Ahmed Attia Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of triple-A supply chain and marketing strategy alignment on the performance by collecting and analyzing data from the textile industry in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach – A research model is proposed which...

... enhance employees’ work place experience and performance (Sadri and Lees, 2001) and the delivery of service to customers (de Chernatony, 2001), there is a lack of empirical support for the idea that artefacts in general (and aesthetic investments in particular) can change behaviour...

... is increasingly reliant on discretionary effort. As the emphasis of appraisal has shifted from a developmental to a performance focus, perceived unfairness in both procedures and outcomes threatens to undermine commitment and, therefore, sustainable performance. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing...

...Nikos Ioanni Schiniotakis Purpose This paper aims to search for the factors that influence the profitability of Greek commercial and cooperative banks by examining other variables that have never been used before. It also seeks to examine bank performance before and during the economic crisis...

...Asya Pazy Purpose This study aimed to test how the effects of types of support on employees’ performance and commitment were moderated by structure of pay, namely by the degree to which pay was contingent on level of performance. The constructs of Perceived Organizational Support (POS...