Dimensions of human capital and firm performance: Micro-firm context

Khan, Eijaz Ahmed; Quaddus, Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.iimb.2018.05.004

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“…Nowadays, a variety of firms are facing competitive pressures to survive and awareness of about how to manage capital structure through financing their business activities and maximize the firm's value. A number of firm-level studies have investigated the capital structure (Adachi-Sato & Vithessonthi, 2019; Ibhagui & Olokoyo, 2018;Samagaio & Rodrigues, 2016;Ruíz et al, 2017;Khan & Quaddus, 2017). It has been discussed in two theories such as trade-off theory and pecking order theory.…”

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Human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability in developing countries: An empirical study in Vietnam

Nguyen¹

2020

10.5267/j.ac

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The paper aims to examine the impact of human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability of 48,673 Vietnamese construction firms in 2016. Measuring firm profitability by return on assets (ROA) or return on equity (ROE), the results demonstrated that using more debt in capital structure would positively increase the performance of the firm but this positive effect was increasingly declining. Moreover, evidence showed that human capital had a positive impact on the result of business activities. A larger size of a firm could positively boost firm performance. Regarding firm location, a firm locating in the metropolitan of Ho Chi Minh City had a higher level of performance than a firm locating in the metropolitan of Hanoi capital. Finally, operating status of the firm as well as the establishment of industrial park had insignificant impacts on firm profitability.

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Human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability in developing countries: An empirical study in Vietnam

Nguyen¹

2020

10.5267/j.ac

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“…This occurs when employees generate new ideas and knowledge or take the initiative to develop a new product; these activities can enhance both market and financial performance [92]. The experience and knowledge of personnel can affect firm performance [93] and cannot easily be imitated by other firms [94]. Thus, firms should encourage knowledge sharing as well as value and develop their workforce to maintain their competitive advantage.…”

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Interactions Among Factors Influencing Product Innovation and Innovation Behaviour: Market Orientation, Managerial Ties, and Government Support

Thongsri

Chang

2019

Sustainability

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Ongoing globalization and changing customer needs make it increasingly difficult for firms to survive in the long term. Innovation is considered an important tool for firms in this environment. In particular, a firm’s ability to cultivate innovative behaviour and implement product innovation for sustainability is important. This study explores resources and capabilities to enhance firm innovation behaviour and implementation of sustainable product innovation. The results provide insights on how firms can manage strategies for future sustainable innovations. We used a sample of 645 small- and medium-sized enterprises and presented the conceptual framework according to a resource-based view and relational capital. We specified three independent factors that enhance sustainable innovation and superior performance: market orientation, managerial ties, and government support. We used a questionnaire survey and structural equation modelling to evaluate the conceptual model. We found that interactions between business ties, customers, and competitor orientation can enhance sustainable product innovation, whereas interactions between government support and political relations can enhance the sustainability of innovation behaviour. Moreover, product innovation and innovation behaviour are mediators that can lead to superior firm performance. The results suggest ways entrepreneurs and public policy makers can promote sustainable innovation.

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“…Studies on the impact of capital on the results of enterprises, particularly the impact of intellectual capital, including human capital, on an enterprise has, already had a long history (Griffith and Harvey 2004;Gottwald et al 2015;Hashima et al 2015;Gogan et al 2016;Khan and Quaddus 2018).…”

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Sustainable Enterprise Capital Management

Klimek¹

2020

Economies

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The paper presents the idea of a new method of sustainable enterprise capital management. The idea is based on a principle that states that the faster an enterprise achieves and maintains a balance between its capitals, the more effective the management is. The concept forms a part of the search for an alternative to net profit, which is a basic but outdated measure in modern times. After the introduction, the author outlines the basic principles and foundations of the new method. After introducing the principles and assumptions of the new idea, the author, in his paper, describes the studies that aimed at a practical checking of the possibilities of measuring the effectiveness of the company’s economic condition and the effects of management in accordance with the new principles. They were carried out in one of the food industry companies, whose shares are listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Two new economic indicators were used in the study. The general conclusion of the study is as follows: new principles of sustainable capital management can be applied in practice to measure the effectiveness of the enterprise and the work of the management board, but there are still many conditions and problems listed in the paper that should be the subject of further work. The issue that still needs a lot of research within the whole idea is the problem of valuing the current and optimal level of corporate capital. The conclusions outline the strengths and weaknesses of the new method.

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Dimensions of human capital and firm performance: Micro-firm context

Cited by 36 publications

References 67 publications

Human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability in developing countries: An empirical study in Vietnam

Human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability in developing countries: An empirical study in Vietnam

Interactions Among Factors Influencing Product Innovation and Innovation Behaviour: Market Orientation, Managerial Ties, and Government Support

Sustainable Enterprise Capital Management

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