Asset‐light strategy, managerial ability, and corporate performance of the Asian telecommunications industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1568-1579
Author(s):  
Wei‐Kang Wang ◽  
Wen‐Min Lu ◽  
Irene Wei Kiong Ting ◽  
Hui‐Ru Kao
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Managerial Ability

scholarly journals Customer Concentration, Managerial Ability, and Corporate Performance

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanghui Jin ◽  
Qingjuan Jiang ◽  
Xiaolin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Managerial Ability ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Lower Efficiency ◽  
Significant Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
D Investment

We examined whether and how managerial ability affects the relationship between customer concentration and corporate performance. Based on a novel measure of managerial ability, we found that customer concentration has a significant negative effect on corporate performance, while managerial ability can mitigate this effect. The negative effect of customer concentration is only significant in the subsample of low ability and lower efficiency in asset utilization, while the moderating effect of managerial ability is significant for all levels of asset utilization efficiency and more significant for firms with a lower gross margin. The results are robust to numerous robustness tests and endogeneity concerns. Additional analysis of mechanisms shows that in addition to superior operating ability, competent managers select major customers who are more beneficial to their company and decrease the sensitivity of their research and development (R&D) investment to customers. These findings indicate that the heterogeneity of managerial ability plays an important role in the supplier–customer context when the supplier firm generally faces one or more concentrated customers.

Corporate Performance Measurement

Controlling ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 645-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Marr
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Corporate Performance
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