Innovation, Employment, and Firm Performance in the German Service Sector

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Service Sector

Service firm performance and foreign ownership

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Choi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Entry Barriers ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Service Firm ◽  
Service Sectors

Abstract Little is known about the performance of service firms and its relations with foreign direct investment (FDI), in part due to methodological and conceptual challenges in measuring service performance. This article suggests two possible measures of service firm performance: total factor productivity (TFP) and markups, with modification needed to improve those measures for the service sector. Using these measures, it examines service firm performance from 1997 to 2007 in Tunisia, where the service sector accounts for 60% of GDP but faces high protection and complex entry barriers. Then, it investigates whether variations in performance can be explained by FDI. It finds that FDI firms have higher TFP but lower markups than local firms, with significant variations across sub-service sectors.

scholarly journals The Effect of Government Subsidy on Non-Technological Innovation and Firm Performance in the Service Sector: Evidence from Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoaib Abdul Basit ◽  
Thomas Kuhn ◽  
Mumtaz Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Government Subsidy ◽  
Community Innovation Survey ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Government Subsidies ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Public Subsidy ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: To enhance the innovation activities at the firm level, government subsidies plays an important role. Objectives: The objective of the study is to explore whether firms in service sector that receive government subsidies engage more in marketing and organizational innovation activities than their counterparts. Second, focusing on the subsidized firms in the service sector, the impact of innovations (marketing as well as organizational) on firm performance—measured as the probability of submitted copyright applications by firms, has been analyzed. Methods/Approach: The propensity score matching approach and probit model have been used to analyze the innovation activities of subsidized and non-subsidized firms. The empirical analysis is based on the micro level data from Mannheim Innovation Panel, covering the Community Innovation Survey of 2011. Results: Empirical results show that public subsidy has a significant positive effect on marketing and organizational innovation. In addition, within the firms that have received government subsidy, the impact of only marketing innovation is found to be significant on firm performance. Conclusions: These findings employ that subsidized firms are more likely to perform better than their counterparts. Furthermore, public subsidy programs increase the probability of applying for a copyright in small and medium firms.

scholarly journals TMT Diversity, Decision Quality and Service Sector Firm Performance: A Research Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice A. Oduor ◽  
James M. Kilika
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research

This paper reviews the extant theoretical and empirical literatures on TMT Diversity, Decision Quality and firm performance in a service sector setting. The constructs are traced from their theoretical roots and their nature, characteristics and operational descriptions provided. The emerging gaps in knowledge emanating from the theoretical and empirical literature are summarized and a theoretical model linking the constructs proposed. The paper makes several propositions and calls on future research to develop data collection tools for measuring the constructs in the study in empirical work.

INNOVATION & PRODUCTIVITY: INVESTIGATING EFFECTS OF OPENNESS IN SERVICES

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 1240004 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNE-LAURE MENTION ◽  
ANNA-LEENA ASIKAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Innovation Studies ◽  
Firm Cooperation

This study investigates the effects of openness on the different stages of the innovation process and further on firm performance. More specifically, it concentrates on inter-firm cooperation and information sourcing practices, which embody the implementation of an inbound open innovation strategy. Cooperation and information sourcing from market actors is contrasted with cooperation and information sourcing from competitors. To different extents, these actors may shape research and development (R&D) investments, affect success of the innovation process and contribute directly as well as through the innovation process to the labour productivity. Effects of these simultaneous practices on the innovation process are investigated in service sector firms, which have so far been largely neglected in (open) innovation studies. Results indicate that cooperation with and information sourcing from competitors positively influence innovation performance while market cooperation and information sourcing is resource-intensive and deteriorates performance on the short term.

scholarly journals Capital Structure and Firm Performance in Australian Service Sector Firms: A Panel Data Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafiuddin Ahmed ◽  
Rafiqul Bhuyan
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Using cross-sectional panel data over eleven years (2009–2019), or 1001 firm-year observations, this study examines the relationship between capital structure and firm performance of service sector firms from Australian stock market. Unlike other studies, in this study directional causalities of all performance measures were used to identify the cause of firm performance. The study finds that long-term debt dominates debt choices of Australian service sector companies. Although the finding is to some extent similar to trends in debt financed operations observed in companies in developed and developing countries, the finding is unexpected because the sectoral and institutional borrowing rules and regulations in Australia are different from those in other parts of the world.

scholarly journals Examining the Effects of Organizations Competencies and Opportunistic Behaviors on Firm Performance in a Competitive Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (41) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafer Adiguzel ◽  
Kudret Celtekligil ◽  
Fatma Sonmez Cakir
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Opportunistic Behavior ◽  
Package Program ◽  
And Performance

The aim of this research is to show the effects of the relations between capability similarity and opportunisticbehaviors and competitiveness and performance from firms. The research provides the basis for capability similarity and opportunistic behaviors. The research was carried out in companies with at least 100 stores, which are centrally located in Istanbul and have a significant share in the service sector. The data were statistically analyzed using the Smartpls 3.2 Package Program. The research showed that the organizations’ capabilities and opportunistic behavior influenced their performance and competitiveness.

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