International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 70 Issue 7

Trust and knowledge contribution to agricultural cluster performance

Sandra Bergamini Leonardo, Marco Antonio Pinheiro Silveira, Paloma María Teresa Martinez-Sánchez, Maria do Carmo Romeiro

This paper aimed to analyze the contribution of the interorganizational relationship (IOR) factors trust and knowledge resources to the relational and transactional performance of…

Economic freedom, competition and bank stability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma, Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Anthony Q. Q. Aboagye, Mohammed Amidu

This study aims to analyze the potential implications of economic freedom and competition for bank stability.

Benchmarking the efficiency model for working capital management: data envelopment analysis approach

Himanshu Seth, Saurabh Chadha, Satyendra Sharma

This paper evaluates the working capital management (WCM) efficiency of the Indian manufacturing industries through data envelopment analysis (DEA) and empirically investigates…

Impact of supplier innovativeness, top management support and strategic sourcing on supply chain resilience

Santanu Mandal

The purpose of this study is to explore the importance of supplier innovativeness (SI), top management support (TMS) and strategic sourcing (SS) in the development of supply chain…

Linking improvisational behavior, adaptive selling behavior and sales performance

Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol, Pornprom Suthatorn

This research examined the relationships between improvisational behavior, adaptive selling behavior and sales performance of direct sellers in Thailand. This research also…

A company performance index for motor vehicle manufacturers: company performance measurement with environmental concerns

Qinqin Zeng, Wouter Beelaerts van Blokland, Sicco Santema, Gabriel Lodewijks

Current literature presents limited measurement methods of quantifying manufacturers' performance with environmental concerns. The purpose of this paper is to construct a company…

Performance measurement and management in the public sector: state of the art and research opportunities

Patrizia Garengo, Alberto Sardi

Since the 1980s, performance measurement and management (PMM) has been described as an essential element of new public management (NPM) reforms. The purpose of this paper is to…

Contract design and supplier performance: an empirical investigation using multi-criteria, decision analysis

Ilias Vlachos

This study aims to investigate how contract design influences supplier performance. This study synthesises three theoretical views (efficiency, relational, contingency) and…

Association of performance with quality initiatives and quality awards: quality initiatives' effect

Gururaj Upadhyaya, Subrahmanya Bhat K

The purpose of this empirical study intends to explore the contingency effect of the adoption of some specific quality initiatives (QI), on the correlation of some performance…

Green human resource management, corporate social responsibility and customer relationship management: relationship analysis in the Brazilian context

Wesley Ricardo de Souza Freitas, Jorge Henrique Caldeira Oliveira, Adriano Alves Teixeira, Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli

This paper aims to analyze green human resource management's (GHRM’s) relationships with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and customer relationship management in Brazilian…

Applying conventional agency theory to prediction of employee self-reporting performance behaviour

Randolph Nsor-Ambala

The purpose of this study is to test various hypotheses regarding if managers' voluntarily prefer honesty in self-reported managerial performance (HPR).

Working capital management and profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana

Kofi Amponsah-Kwatiah, Michael Asiamah

This study examines the effect of working capital management on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana.

Performance management in logistics outsourcing: a study on sugar-energy industry

Alexandre Simon, Herbert Scheidl, Renan Stenico Campos, Gleison Matana

This paper analyzes managerial practices currently used for outsourced logistics activities in mechanized cutting, loading and transportation (CLT) of sugarcane in a Brazilian…

The potential impact of managerial entrenchment on firms’ corporate social responsibility activities and financial performance: evidence from Iran

Mahdi Salehi, Mahbubeh Mahmoudabadi, Mohammad Sadegh Adibian, Hossein Rezaei Ranjbar

The present study aims to assess the effect of managerial entrenchment on firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and financial performance in Iran.

Effect of SCF on automobile industry performance during sales promotional schemes

Sricharan Chirra, Dinesh Kumar

In today's competitive market subject to various uncertainties, supply chain flexibility (SCF) arose as a potential weapon to enhance the firm's performance. This paper model the…

Influence of financial architecture, intangible assets on financial performance and corporate value in the Indonesian capital market

I. Wayan Widnyana, I. Gusti Bagus Wiksuana, Luh Gede Sri Artini, Ida Bagus Panji Sedana

This study aims to analyze and explain the effect of financial architecture (with three dimensions: ownership structure, capital structure and corporate governance) and intangible…

Sustainable operations practices and sustainable performance: relationships and moderators

Vilmar Antonio Gonçalves Tondolo, Marina D'Agostini, Maria Emília Camargo, Rosana da Rosa Portella Tondolo, Josefer de Lima Souza, André Andrade Longaray

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships among four types of sustainable operations practices and sustainable performance in the environmental, economic and…

Exploring the influence of religious elements on performance factors in developing countries: a case of the Ghanaian construction industry

Ernest Kissi, Kofi Agyekum, Theophilus Adjei-Kumi, Debrah Caleb, Ekow Donkor Micheal

Religiousness is evident in every aspect of life, and its impact on construction project performance is undeniable. However, little has been done to fully understand the…

Supply chain integration and export performance: the mediating role of supply chain performance

Ayman Bahjat Abdallah, Omar Mohammad Rawadiah, Walaa Al-Byati, Salah Alhyari

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of supply chain integration (SCI) in terms of supplier, customer and internal integration on supply chain performance (SCP) and…

Improving internal logistics of a bus manufacturing using the lean techniques

José Mourato, Luís Pinto Ferreira, José Carlos Sá, Francisco J.G. Silva, Teresa Dieguez, Benny Tjahjono

This study aims to improve the reception and positioning of materials in the warehouse, as well as the internal logistics of a bus manufacturing company by acting upon the…