Testing the accuracy of the emerging market scoring model for measuring and predicting financial distress for South African firms by Cosmos, Jason

“…The accuracy with which the EMS model predicted the financial distress of the extender group firms over the period was tested, by categorising firms into a financial health zone known as the EM score. …”
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The influence of firm diversity management competency on diversity-related outcomes and firm performance by Carstens, Jennifer Gytha

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The relationship between VAIC™, firm performance and firm value of companies: a cross-country analysis by Thomas, Bradley

“…Design/Methodology/Approach – The study applied the difference generalised method of moments (DGMM) estimator to investigate the relationship between 787 listed firms from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Brazil Stock Exchange (B3.S.A) and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), spanning 5 years from 2019–2023 making use of the VAIC™ approach and its components to test the relationship with firm performance and firm value. …”
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Financial leverage and firm value

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Firm productivity, international trade and competition: using micro data to examine the dynamics of South African firms by Naughtin, Tasha Lynn

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The failing firm doctrine in South Africa

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Firm Size, Age and Growth in South Africa by Allen, Caitlin Shannon

“…However, this approach cannot confirm that Gibrat’s theory is valid and will, therefore, be referred to in this paper as a partial test. It was shown that the log firm size distribution was not normal, but rather right-skewed with a Pareto distribution characterising the upper tail. …”
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Firm growth, survival and productivity in South Africa by Masenyetse, Rethabile Francis

“…This is robust after taking into account the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. The last paper tests the validity of the link between firm finance and total factor productivity. …”
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Dynamics of firm-level export diversification in Botswana by Kebakile, Pinkie Gertrude

“…The results also confirm the presence of a productivity premium for firms exporting out of the SACU region. Chapter 4 tests the complementary input hypothesis where access to imported intermediate inputs enhance productivity thus enabling firms to access more export destinations. …”
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Supply chain innovations & firm strategy: pathways to manage institutional voids in emerging markets. Case study of manufacturing firms in Uganda by Abwang, Walter

“…The propositions developed in this study can also be tested across multiple industries in Sub-Saharan African countries to provide scholars with new datasets and insights on how firms respond to institutional voids in the region.…”
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The effect of corporate governance on firm performance: The case of Arab spring in the Middle East by Mahmoud, Michael Moustafa

“…After conducing Mann-Whitney U test, results shows that the variables ROA, ROE, ownership concentration, director ownership, institutional ownership, foreign ownership, firm size, firm age, foreign exchange rate, outward foreign direct investment, inward foreign direct investment and GDP are all statistically significant. …”
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The impact of firm size and industry on capital structure decisions by Stallkamp, Philip Robert

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The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation

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Evidenced based decision making in public policy for innovating firms

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Turnaround determinants of distressed firms funded by industrial development corporation

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Transitional economy survival champions : the experience of South African firms

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Firm-specific attributes and the cross-section of JSE securities exchange returns by Robertson, Michael N

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The effect of significant macroeconomic fluctuations on the capital structures of firms in emerging markets

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The Effect of Climate Change on Firm Level Costs with Focus on MENA Region by Saieed, Farah Osama

“…Our initial hypothesis predicts that in general, overall firms will incur higher costs due to climate change disruptions and the need to adjust operations accordingly. …”
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