• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.564-579
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• 2022

The use of on-premises technology in the business environment to create a competitive advantage is ushering in a new era known as digital transformation. As the foundation of digital transformation of enterprises, information technology still has a paradoxical effect on enterprises. This paper documents the effect of investments in IT on a firm's long-term profitability performance measures as return on assets (ROA), as well as tests whether the earlier entrant and the later entrant are different in IT investment performance. Using a sample of China's public firms IT investment data between 2016 and 2019, the result indicates that IT investment in firms have a positive effect on firm performance in full sample, but not in the financial industry firms. When it comes to the different investment time, the result shows no significant difference between the earlier entrant firm and the later entrant firm in the full sample, but not in the case of software industry sample. This should help alleviate the concerns that some have expressed about the viability of digital transformation given the highly publicized IT investment and implementation problems at some firms.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.85-105
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• 1999

The main purpose of this article is to analyze the managerial performance of small and medium-size hospitals that are specialized in certain areas of medical services. Data of 189 hospitals were obtained from the data file of Korea Institute of Health Services Management The items include general characteristics of the hospitals, fianancial reports, and utilization records. Degree of specialization is measured by concentration(Herfindahl) index, and the sample hospitals are accordingly classified into specialized and unspecialized groups, by means of cluster analysis. These groups are compared in terms of various measures of managerial performance, which include several profitability indices such as operating margin, return on assets(ROA), and return on equity(ROE). To examine the relationship between specialization and managerial performance, we estimate the regression model, where the profitability indices are used as the dependent variables and the concentration index as the independent variable, controlling for the hospital characteristics such as size, type and location. Also, we perform 'Du Pont' analysis, to investigate the basic elements that can explain the differences in profitability between specialized and unspecialized hospitals. Major findings are as follows: 1. Managerial performance is better for the specilized hospitals than the unspecilized, in all aspects of profitability(operating margin, ROA, ROE). 2. Regression analysis suggests that there is a positive, statistically significant relationship beween the degree of specialization(i.e. concentration) and hospital profitability. 3. Main reason for the higher profitability of specialized hospitals lies in lower expenses rather than higher revenue. 4. In particular, personnel and material expenses are significantly smaller for the specialized hospitals, and this result seems to stem from the efficiency of operating fewer lines of business.(some kind of 'economies of scale') 5. Specialized hospitals also have fewer employees compared with the unspecialized, especially in administrative departments, which implies their efficient personnel management.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.63-79
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• 2022

Past studies on the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities on firms have been inconsistent, highlighting the significance of examining how CSR affects the performance of Malaysian government-linked companies (GLCs). The study aims to investigate the impact of CSR dimensions (economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic) on firm performance from 2016 to 2020 using a sample of 31 GLCs from the top 100 companies under the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. A total of 35 GLCs were selected as the study sample size based on the top 100 businesses listed under the board of Bursa Malaysia as of 31 December 2020. The study employed correlation and multiple linear regression models to examine the relationship between CSR dimensions and firm performance. Financial performance is evaluated using accounting-based models of return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) and market-based models of earnings per share (EPS) and market value (MV). The CSRHub database was employed to collect information on the performance of company CSR dimensions. The findings suggested a significant positive relationship between ethical and philanthropic CSR and firm performance regarding ROE. Thus, GLCs prioritized ethical and philanthropic CSR over other dimensions.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2020

This study aims to investigate the importance of earnings quality as a determinant of companies' performance. It provides some empirical evidences from an emerging market, specifically from the Jordanian market. This study developed an econometric model for the effect of earnings quality on the companies' performance using empirical evidence. The study employs a panel data analysis method by using a sample of all Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) during 2010-2018. The results reveal that Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), and Earnings Per Share (EPS) as proxies of company's performance are affected by the earnings quality. This provides the importance of positive earnings quality that eventually influences the companies' performance. The results of this study suggest that the higher control level on the managers' behavior and its outcome will have an effect on earnings quality, and thus the company's performance increases. As well as, high relevance of accounting information will improve earnings quality, and thus earnings quality with the interaction factors of the company's environment work on improving performance. As a conclusion, this study can work as a reference to assist standard setters, security analysts, regulators and other accounting-information users in appraising relation between the earnings quality and companies' performance.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.60-72
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• 2022

The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) score is gaining recognition as important nonfinancial investment criteria. With climate change emerging as a global issue, energy companies must pay attention to the ESG impact on corporate performance. In this study, the ESG impact on the performance of energy companies was analyzed based on 23 companies selected from the S&P 500. The panel corrected standard error methodology was used. The Refinitiv ESG score was the independent variable, and financial performance metrics, such as Tobin's Q, return on assets, and return on equity, were the dependent variables. It was found that the ESG score is positively associated with long-term corporate value but not with short-term profitability in the electricity utility industry. Among the subcategories of ESG, the environmental and social scores also showed positive correlations with long-term corporate value. A direct incentive policy is recommended that can offset expenses for ESG activities to reduce carbon emission in the energy sector.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권10호
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• pp.373-383
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• 2021

This article aims to examine the one-way relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the financial performance of Vietnamese commercial banks, mainly focusing on the moderating role of ownership structure. Net interest margin (NIM), return on assets (ROA), and return on equity (ROE) are selected to represent the financial performance of the bank. CSR was measured using a multi-method approach that included both quantitative and qualitative methods. Corporate Social Responsibility Expenditure (CSRE) was estimated using financial data. The Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD) index was created using the content analysis method. Using a sample of Vietnamese commercial banks from 2012 to 2019 to perform regressions in the dynamic panel models with the two-step system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator, the results show a positive effect of both CSRE and CSRD on the financial performance of the bank. Empirical evidence shows that the positive relationship between CSRE and financial performance is more robust in statecontrolled banks than non-state-controlled banks. In contrast, the positive impact of CSRD on the financial performance of state-owned commercial banks is weaker than that of private banks. Finally, the paper points out the limitations and proposes future research directions.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.539-549
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• 2021

This study aims to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditures and both financial and non-financial performance of Jordanian commercial banks during the period 2008-2018. To measure the variables of interest, secondary data published on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) website were processed to become preliminary data suitable for the nature of the study. The study sample amounted to 13 commercial banks, which represent all Jordanian commercial banks listed on ASE.. The study found that there is a positive, statistically significant relationship between CSR expenditures and financial performance, as the study showed that the return on equity (ROE) has a positive and significant relationship with CSR expenditure, while the return on assets (ROA) and Tobin's Q model have a statistically significant negative relationship with CSR expenditure, while the market stock price (MSP) had a positive, but not statistically significant. The study also found that there is a positive, statistically significant relationship between CSR expenditures and non-financial performance, which was represented by total deposits and total training expenditures in Jordanian commercial banks. Accordingly, the study recommends encouraging banks to prepare sustainability reports and CSR reports, which are considered comprehensive, and not only with disclosures within the annual reports.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.833-843
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• 2021

This research examines the impact of audit quality on the extent to which firm-specific information is integrated with a firm's share price - which is determined inversely using stock price synchronicity. The study sample consists of non-financial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange i.e., the Jordanian Stock Market, from 2014-2018. After examining 810 firm-year observations from Jordanian industrial companies listed on the ASE, during the study period, we find that the companies using one of the BIG4 audit firms for auditing have less synchronous and more informative stock prices, suggesting high-quality audit improved governance and reduce information asymmetry between firms' insiders and investors which enhances the capitalization of firm's specific information into the stock price, thus less synchronous and more informative stock return. The findings remain consistent over 2 separate measurements of stock price synchronicity (Market and Industry model and Market Model) and show robustness for fixed effect tests. Our multivariate regression results are also robust after controlling for a number of features at the firm level with potential associations with stock price synchronicity. These include the firm size, leverage, return on assets (ROA), and market to book value (MBV).

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.111-135
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• 2011

사업계획과 경영성과는 높은 상관관계를 보인다는 주장이 이론적인 측면에서는 설득력을 얻고 있지만, 이를 실증적으로 보여주는 국내외의 연구들은 많지 않다. 본 연구는 이러한 점에 착안하여 한국 중소기업을 대상으로 사업계획의 구성요소를 파악하고 각 구성요소들이 경영성과에 미치는 영향이 우량기업과 비우량기업 집단 간에 차이를 보이는지 살펴봄으로써 사업계획과 경영성과의 관계를 실증적으로 규명하고자 하였다. 아울러 이들 영향력이 기업가유형과 기업의 발전단계에 따라 차이를 보이는지도 분석함으로써 연구의 유용성을 제고하고자 하였다. 사업계획의 구성요소들은 재무 및 관련시스템 요인과 제품화 및 판매 요인, 수익 및 품질 요인, 광고 및 유통요인, 경영이념 요인으로, 경영성과는 ROS(return on sales), ROA (return on assets), 시장점유율, 종업원 수의 개선정도로 측정하였다. 연구결과, 사업계획서의 구성요소들은 종업원 수 항목에서 우량기업집단과 비우량기업집단을 통계적으로 유의하게 구분하고 있었으며, 특히 분류집단 예측력이 높은 요인은 재무 및 관련시스 템 요인과 광고 및 유통 요인이었다. 하지만 ROS, ROA 및 시장점유율에서는 통계적으로 유의하 지 않았다. 경영성과에 미치는 영향력 측면에서 기술/장인 기업가는 제품화 및 판매 요인, 수익 및 품질 요인을, 일반/기회 기업가는 재무 및 관련시스템 요인, 광고 및 유통요인, 경영이념 요인의 영향력을 높게 평가하였으며, 모든 발전단계에서 경영이념 요인의 영향력이 가장 높았다. 여러 요인 가운데서도 특히 재무 및 관련시스템 요인과 광고 및 유통 요인은 기업가유형 간 및 발전단계 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이고 있어 사업계획 수립 시 중점을 두어야 함을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2018

본 연구는 다른 산업에 비해 국가경제에 미치는 영향이 매우 높은 자동차산업의 적정부채비율 추정을 위하여 이론적으로 도출 가능한 분석적 수리모형을 수립하고 객관적인 자료를 이용하여 적정부채비율을 추론하는데 목적이 있다. 분석모형은 부채비율을 독립변수로 하는 총자산순영업이익률, 자기자본순영업이익률의 두 계산식으로부터 출발하고 관련 모수는 총자산회전율, 매출액영업이익률, 순금융비용율로 구성하였다. 이 가운데 순금융비용율의 경우 부채비율과 1차 선형관계를 고려한 방정식을 분석모형에 추가하는 등의 분석적 절차에 따라 적정부채비율 기준을 총자산순영업이익률과 자기자본순영업이익률을 극대화하는 부채비율 수준으로 정의하였다. 이는 적정부채비율 수준을 두가지 이상의 계산식으로부터 도출된 일정 범위내의 추정값을 제시함으로써 한 개의 계산식으로 출발한 단일 추정값이 가지는 신뢰성의 문제를 어느 정도 해소할 수 있을 것이라고 판단됐기 때문이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 적정부채비율 추정을 위하여 총자산순영업이익률, 자기자본순영업 이익률에 대해서 부채비율을 독립변수로 하는 2차함수로 나타냈다. 이러한 분석절차에 의해 우리나라 자동차산업의 16개년 자료를 토대로 적정부채비율을 도출한 결과 총자산순영업이익률의 경우 188%의 부채비율과 자기자본순영업이익률의 경우 213%의 부채비율이 자동차산업의 이익을 제고하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 본 연구의 논리적인 이론모형에도 불구하고 그 추정값이 가지는 신뢰성의 문제를 극복하고자 도출된 결과로써 188%에서 213%의 부채비율이 자동차산업의 이익 극대화와 부채사용에 대한 위험성을 해소할 수 있다는 의미로 해석할 수 있을 것이다. 뿐만 아니라 그동안의 자동차산업의 부채비율이 추정된 범위내의 적정부채비율에 비해 비교적 낮게 형성되어 있음을 의미하는 것으로 기업이 부채비율을 관리하는 목적이 안전성 유지뿐만 아니라 수익성 확대 및 해당 업종의 특성을 고려한 대응이라고 했을 때 자동차산업 발전을 위한 장기적 관점에서 차입증대를 통한 적극적인 투자를 고려해야 할 필요가 있음을 시사한다.