scholarly journals Measuring Efficiency and Productivity Growth of New Technology-Based Firms in Business Incubators: The Portuguese Case Study of Madan Parque

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Grilo ◽  
J. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Productivity Growth ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Multiple Components ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
New Technology Based Firms ◽  
Measuring Efficiency

Business incubators can play a major role in helping to turn a business idea into a technology-based organization that is economically efficient. However, there is a shortage in the literature regarding the efficiency evaluation and productivity evolution of the new technology-based firms (NTBFs) in the incubation scope. This study develops a model based on the data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology, which allows the incubated NTBFs to evaluate and improve the efficiency of their management. Moreover, the Malmquist index is used to examine productivity change. The index is decomposed into multiple components to give insights into the root sources of productivity change. The proposed model was applied in a case study with 13 NTBFs incubated. From that study, we conclude that inefficient firms invest excessively in research and development (R&D), and, on average, firms have a productivity growth in the period of study.

scholarly journals Human Capital and Productivity Growth in ASEAN Countries for 2000-2010: A Malmquist Index Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fang Zheng ◽  
Youngho Chang
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Index Analysis ◽  
Technological Improvement ◽  
Efficiency Losses ◽  
Asean Countries

This study emphasizes a role of human capital in the measurement of productivity growth and highlights the importance of sample selections in analyzing productivity change of ASEAN countries, especially from 2000 to 2010. The productivity growth in ASEAN countries appears to deteriorate, mainly due to efficiency losses in the first half of the decade and the lack of technological improvement in the second half of the decade.

scholarly journals Total Factor Productivity Growth of Indian General Insurance Companies in the Recent Period: A Bootstrapped Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
Ram Pratap Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
American Economic Review ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Productivity Analysis ◽  
Factor Productivity

This study estimates Malmquist index of total factor productivity change of 14 major general insurers in India over the period 2009–10 to 2016–17 over 7 annual windows. The study decomposes total factor productivity index into its constituent components, using several approaches including Färe et al. (1989, Productivity Developments in Swedish Hospitals: A Malmquist Output Index Approach. Carbondale: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University; 1992, Journal of Productivity Analysis 3(1): 85–101), Färe et al. (1994, American Economic Review 84(1): 66–83), Ray and Desli (1997, American Economic Review 87(5): 1033–39) and Wheelock and Wilson (1999, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 31(2): 212–23). Furthermore, the study uses bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA) method to obtain bias-corrected point and interval estimates of Malmquist index and its components. Finally, the study makes a comparison of productivity performance between public and private sector insurers. The results indicate a modest growth in total factor productivity during the period contributed mainly by efficiency changes. The private sector insurers performed better than the public sector in terms of productivity growth. The variations in productivity performance indicate that insurer scale of activity can affect their performance. JEL Classification: G-23, C-61, D-21

Measuring the performance of small, medium and large manufacturing in Punjab: A bootstrapped Malmquist index analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Iqbal ◽  
Rana Tahir Naveed ◽  
Ahmad Mohmad Albassami ◽  
MahsaMoshfegyan
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Operation And Management

The manufacturing sector has played a pivotal role for the development of the economies. It generates jobs, earn foreign reserves by exports and serves domestic economy as well. Given the importance of manufacturing sector, the performance measurement of this sector has been the main interest of economists, researchers and policymakers. The objective of the present study is to measure the performance of small, medium and large scale manufacturing industries. We utilized non-parametric approach to measure the performance by using survey panel data during 1995-2005. Further, for hypotheses testing, we use bootstrapping approach to test the null of insignificant change in the performance measures. We found that small and large scale manufacturing industries do not significantly change their technological frontier during the study period, while, both are highly efficient due to the better operation and management. Further, for high efficiency, the contribution of scale efficiency is larger as compare to the operation and management in case of large scale manufacturing industries. On the other hand, medium scale industries significantly shifted their technological frontier and adopted new technology or innovations, this sector is also efficient due to the better operation and management. However, the performance of all these manufacturing industries in terms of productivity change is not satisfactory. We conclude that by and large, the manufacturing industry has been endeavoring to improve its efficiency by expanding production with the help of available resources and administrative strategies. The conspicuous element is that the firms are reluctant to put resources into R&D which can shift production frontier upward. Keywords: Small, Medium and Large manufacturing, Performance, DEA, Bootstrapping, Punjab

Understanding Management Practices in Business Incubators: Empirical Evidence of the Factors Impacting the Incubation Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Blok ◽  
Sander Thijssen ◽  
Stefano Pascucci
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Start Up ◽  
New Technology Based Firms ◽  
Oriented Research

Following the call for process-oriented research on business incubation processes, this paper investigates the process of business incubation (BI) via an understanding of management practices and interactions. Based on a comprehensive literature review and empirical evidence of management practices in business incubators ([Formula: see text]) dealing with new technology-based firms (NTBFs), we develop a conceptual model of factors having an impact on the incubation process of NTBFs, including propositions that can be tested in future research. Our results show that a combination of six management practices enables BI managers to accelerate the learning curve of entrepreneurs and the start-up process of their firms. Our results help to theorize about the factors having an impact on the incubation process of NTBFs and the dynamics behind the incubation process, and will enable BI managers to develop practices that really help entrepreneurs in the development of their NTBF.

THE ROLE OF SHARED LEADERSHIP IN THE STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING PROCESSES OF NEW TECHNOLOGY BASED FIRMS

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 1350015 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEAN PATTON ◽  
MALCOLM HIGGS
Keyword(s):  
Shared Leadership ◽  
New Technology ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
New Technology Based Firms ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The dynamic business environment is seen by many as requiring a significant change in our thinking about leadership. Shared leadership is one alternative to the 'classic' vertical model and implies that either no individual performs all of the leadership functions or that within an organisation, there is a set of individuals who collectively perform such functions. This emerging model of leadership is seen to be of particular relevance to the management of new ventures; however, both the construct of shared leadership and leadership within new ventures remain under-researched areas. This paper reports the results of a pilot study that employed a case study approach to analyse the factors integral to the appointment of a CEO, the criteria upon which founders and CEOs make their decisions and the process by which decisions are made after a CEO has been appointed.

Blockchain in Supply Chain: Case Study of Lottemart Ciputat

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Handoyo ◽  
M. R. Mashudi ◽  
H. P. Ipung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Production Processes

Current supply chain methods are having difficulties in resolving problems arising from the lack of trust in supply chains. The root reason lies in two challenges brought to the traditional mechanism: self-interests of supply chain members and information asymmetry in production processes. Blockchain is a promising technology to address these problems. The key objective of this paper is to present qualitative analysis for blockchain in supply chain as the decision-making framework to implement this new technology. The analysis method used Val IT business case framework, validated by the expert judgements. The further study needs to be elaborated by either the existing organization that use blockchain or assessment by the organization that will use blockchain to improve their supply chain management.

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