...Orlando Joaqui-Barandica; Brayan Osorio-Vanegas; Carolina Ramirez-Patiño; Cesar A. Ojeda-Echeverry Purpose This study aims to explore the asymmetric effects of macroeconomic factors on the profitability of large-cap companies in an emerging country like Colombia, using the Morgan Stanley Capital...

...Zélia Serrasqueiro; Beatriz Pinto; Filipe Sardo Purpose This study aims to seek to analyse the relationships between profitability, productivity, external debt and growth in SMEs. The authors also analyse firm size and age as explicative variables of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth...

...Ahmad Al-Harbi Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of internal and external variables on the profitability of conventional banks operating on developing and underdeveloped countries, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states. Design/methodology/approach...

... of elections on firms’ soundness, this paper poses a question of whether banks should be averse to elections. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the impact of elections on the profitability and efficiency of banks. Design/methodology/approach Based on the authors’ knowledge, this is maiden...