Persistence of profits for UK manufacturing and service sector firms
Article Abstract:
The factors affecting the persistence of profits for manufacturing and service firms in the UK are studied. Results show that the persistence of profits in services firms were higher than manufacturing firms. Industry characteristics and firm size also influenced the long-term profitability of manufacturing firms but had no effects on services firms, implying different barriers to entry in the two sectors.
Publication Name: The Service Industries Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0264-2069
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
A comparative study of innovation behaviour in Singapore's KIBS and manufacturing firms
Article Abstract:
The innovation behaviour of a group of services-knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) is compared with the manufacturing sector in Singapore and a study is conducted on the same. The findings of the study are presented.
Publication Name: The Service Industries Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0264-2069
Year: 2005
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Combining service blueprint and FMEA for service design
Article Abstract:
The role of service blue print and failure modes and effects analysis in designing failure free service systems during service developmet is analyzed.
Publication Name: The Service Industries Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0264-2069
Year: 2007
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Capacity planning in manufacturing and computer networks. Relative risk - value models. The computation of the worst conditional expectation
- Abstracts: Identifying key determinants for new product introductions and firm performance in small service firms
- Abstracts: An exploration of inter-functional integration in the new service development process. A service-informed approach to regional innovation - or adaptation?
- Abstracts: Futures, foresight and forward looks: reflections on the use of prospective thinking for transport and planning strategies
- Abstracts: Decentralized method for computing Pareto solutions in multiparty negotiations. Propositional distances and compact preference representation