Does it pay to venture abroad? Exporting behavior and the performance of firms in Indian industry

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Companies from developing countries such as India with international trade connections showed strong economic performance. A number of Indian companies with high export rates posted higher rates of profitability and positive strong economic performance. Companies with international trade connections have access to a wider market and are afforded the technological advancement of developed countries from which they have businesses with. The Indian government, therefore, should encourage companies to increase international trade ties to generate strong economic performance and profitability.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Intnl Economic Policy, Evaluation, International aspects, India, International economic relations, International trade, Industry, Industries

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Analyzing the underlying dimensions of firm profitability

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The return on investment methodology of analyzing the profitability of firms was subdivided further to consider the four factors of productivity, price recovery, product mix and capacity utilization. Consideration of the four factors makes possible a multiperiod and multiproduct study of the financial performance of firms. This methodology was applied in studying the financial performance of the telecommunications industry from 1981 to 1984, the period when the industry was deregulated and reorganized.

Communication services, not elsewhere classified, Models, Economic aspects, Profits, Return on investment, Rate of return, Corporate profits

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Scale efficiencies in US telecommunications: an empirical investigation

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Scale efficiency refers to a company's ability to operate as closely as possible to its most productive scale size. Calculated using data envelopment analysis, it is recognized as important for improved corporate performance. However, in the case of US telecommunications industry, little is known about how scale efficient telecommunications firms are. To remedy this problem, scale efficiencies for 39 US-based telecommunications firms over six time periods are analyzed.

Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Economies of scale

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