...Ntieche Adamou; Fabrice Nzepang Purpose The present study examines the perception of women microentrepreneur borrowers of the profitability of solidarity microcredit on their income-generating activities in Cameroon and the factors that can influence it. Design/methodology/approach...

...Konstantinos Michail Kapetanakis; Christos Floros; Emmanuel C. Mamatzakis Purpose We examine how climate policy transition risks affect both the instability and profitability of US banks. Specifically, the study examines how climate policy uncertainty (CPU) and energy prices as a proxy...

...Nitika Arneja; Chandan Sharma Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of importing on firm profitability in India, an emerging economy, from 2002 to 2019 while also examining how liquidity and debt levels influence this relationship. Design/methodology/approach A two-step methodology...

...Francesco Aiello; Lucia Errico; Sandro Rondinella Purpose This paper investigates whether and to what extent operating in inner areas affects the profitability of innovative Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over 2012–2018. Design/methodology/approach Guided by the National...

...Harianto Lim; Rofikoh Rokhim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting profitability of pharmaceutical company in Indonesia. While research and development has been the main discussed issues in pharmaceutical sector development, scant attention has been paid...

...Segun Thompson Bolarinwa; Olufemi Bodunde Obembe; Clement Olaniyi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the determinants of bank profitability in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigates the effect of managerial cost efficiency on bank profitability. Also, since there exist mixed...

...Peter Öhman; Darush Yazdanfar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine organizational-level determinants of commercial bank profitability. Design/methodology/approach Using bank-level longitudinal panel data for the 2005–2014 period, this study conducts univariate and multivariate...

...Ali Saleh Alarussi; Sami Mohammed Alhaderi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting profitability in Malaysian-listed companies. It has been argued that profitability is the main pillar for any company to survive in the long run. Although profitability is the primary...

...Yong Tan; Christos Floros Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the determinants of bank profitability in China. It examines the effects of inflation on bank profitability, while controlling for comprehensive bank‐specific and industry‐specific variables. Design/methodology/approach...

...Bill Gerrard; Steve Dobson Using the team performance‐club profit framework, a formal model is developed of the determination of the transfer fees paid by football clubs when players are traded for cash. It is argued that transfer fees can involve monopoly rents; the selling club extracts a share...