This article presents one of the first large-sample empirical analyses of the impact of services on the business models (i.e. the financial performance) of product firms. We build upon existing and recent literature in technology management, economics, and service operations in order to propose and test hypotheses regarding the relationship between level of service revenues and operating profit...

Profitability means a company’s ability to earn return on investment through its business activities. It shows how the resources are efficiently utilised achieve goal of earning profits. Profits essential for organisation make dividend payments shareholders as well retain part profits reserves overcome unforeseen circumstances in near future. The attempt is made this study know profitability po...

Banks today are the largest financial institutions around the world, with branches and subsidiaries throughout everyone’s life. However, commercial banks are facing risks when they are operating. Credit risk is one of the most significant risks that banks face, considering that granting credit is one of the main sources of income in commercial banks. Therefore, the management of the risk relate...

World chocolate demand is expected to more than double by 2050. Decisions about how to meet this challenge will have profound effects on tropical rainforests and wild species in cocoa-producing countries. Cocoa, "the chocolate tree," is traditionally produced under a diverse and dense canopy of shade trees that provide habitat for a high diversity of organisms. The current trend to reduce or el...

Issue Safety-net hospitals play a vital role in delivering health care to Medicaid enrollees, the uninsured, and other vulnerable patients. By reducing the number of uninsured Americans, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was also expected to lower these hospitals’ significant uncompensated care costs and shore up their financial stability. Goal To examine how the ACA’s Medicaid expansion affected...

The paper describes the current state of Internet banking in India and discusses its implications for the Indian banking industry. Particularly, it seeks to examine the impact of Internet banking on banks’ performance and risk. Using information drawn from the survey of 85 scheduled commercial bank’s websites, during the period of June 2007, the results show that nearly 57 percent of the Indian...

This study examined the impact of different length operating cycle (the sum average inventory period and collection period) on profitability earnings quality Saudi Cement corporations listed in Arabia Stock exchange during five years from 2016 to 2020. In addition, current ratio, net profit, company age were used as control variables. The Return Asset (ROA) Assets Operating Cash Flow (ROAFOCF) ...

The cash flow statement aids the management to ascertain profitability and liquidity position of a company. One can understand from how efficiently company is paying its obligation in various forms liability expense. This study aimed explore ability short-term accounting accruals predict flows. sample included 77 Jordanian companies listed between 2006–2019. Cash flows were measured by net oper...

This work is focused on the selection of operating conditions in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells. It analyses efficiency and controllability aspects, which change from one operating point to another. Specifically, several operating points that deliver the same amount of net power are compared, and the comparison is done at different net power levels. The study is based on a complex non-...

A variety of ecological, physiological and environmental factors influence the energy budgets of diving animals. For common eiders Somateria mollissima sedentaria wintering in sea ice habitats in the Canadian Arctic, time and energy costs of diving increase exponentially with tidal current speed. Here we use literature estimates of diving energetics and underwater dive data to quantitatively mo...