The strategy literature has long debated the relative contribution of firm versus industry related factors as the drivers of firm profitability. The industrial organization perspective on this issue suggests that the structure of an industry is a key determinant of profitability (e.g., Porter, 1979). On the other hand, the resource-based view of the firm posits that strategic advantages conferr...

Performance Data envelopment analysis Managerial efficiency Profitability efficiency A two-stage approach in data envelopment analysis (2S-DEA) methodology is used towards decomposing a typical two-stage operation process of general insurance companies, which is conducted in a single operation involving intermediate. Specifically, we evaluate the managerial efficiency and profitability efficien...

Validation of economic indexes under a controlled experimental environment, can aid in their acceptance and use as breeding tools to increase herd profitability. The objective of this study was to compare intake, growth and carcass traits in bull and steer progeny of high and low ranking sires, for genetic merit in an economic index. The Beef Carcass Index (BCI; expressed in euro (€) and based ...

This chapter deals with project profitability to society and how it is related to market-based commercial profitability. The first part discusses the sources of divergence between profitability to private companies and to society as a whole, and how commercial assessments can be modified in order to find the social surplus. The second part deals with the role of information and risk for project...

A two-year experiment evaluated the effects of sorting long yearling steers by initial feedlot BW and supplementing 200 mg/steer of Optaflexx daily the last 28 days of the feeding period on ADG, F/G, carcass characteristics and profitability. Feedlot ADG, F/G, and profitability were not effected by sorting. However, sorted cattle exhibited increased fat thickness, increased rib-eye area, and in...

This study aims to explain the method of analyzing Islamic banks performance using Sharia Maqashid Index and Conformity Profitability methods. The research used analyze is descriptive quantitative, while sample that been conducted are financial statements 6 commercial in Indonesia. results show that, Index, unsatisfactory performance, because three work indicators, only mashlahah indicator opti...

This research was conducted in three permanent rice mills located Laubaleng District, Karo Regency, they are Dison Tani mill, Karunia mill and Akung mill. aimed to analyze the revenue feasibility of milling District. The business analyzed by cost income analysis formula. Analytical tools that used were Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate Return (IRR), Profitability Index (PI), Payback Period...

This research aims to explain the effect of board independence, profitability, leverage, firm size and managerial ownership on income smoothing manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange over period 2017-2020. used 42 as its samples that were selected by purposive sampling techniques with 168 data total for four years analyzed using logistic regression through EViews 10 medium p...

in this study, in order to consider the effects of cash flow fluctuations on project profitability, the new risk kind indicators are proposed to assess projects risk. firstly, project cash flow calculates on the basis of cost and revenue data in an lng project. then distribution curves of two variables, oil price and interest rate of foreign loans, are utilized to determine distribution curve o...

the aim followed in the present study was to investigate the economic aspects of , and to derive economic weights (ews) for mature body weight (mbw) as well as for age at first calving (afc) in holstein dairy cattle of iran. economic values (evs) for traits were estimated using trait-by-trait bio-economic models. absolute evs were rls -16400 and -17900 per cow per year for mbw and afc, respecti...