We analyze the effect of ownership on post-privatization performance in a virtually complete population of medium and …, private ownership tends to be associated with superior performance in terms of some indicators but not others, and dispersed … ownership results in better or equal performance than more concentrated forms of ownership. …

-making, exporting and performance. It is found that managers’ independence is positively associated with firms’ financial performance … performance, (ii) board participation of foreign stakeholders, on the other hand, enhances the firm’s export orientation and … performance by encouraging executives’ decision-making autonomy. …

We analyze the effects of ownership type and concentration on performance of a population of firms in a model large … that few types of private ownership improve dynamic post-privatization performance. Concentrated foreign (but not domestic …) ownership improves some measures of performance relative to state ownership. Foreign investors engage in strategic restructuring …

This paper investigates the relationship between locus of control and performance among Russian employees, using survey …-related attitudes that may affect performance. In particular, we focus on (1) attitudes about outcomes associated with hard work, (2 …. Our performance measures include earnings, expected promotions, and assessments of the quantity and quality of work in …

reforms and environment have an effect on the changes in operating performance. For example, we find that privatization yields … post-privatization performance changes. In particular, economic growth, control relinquishment by the government and …

We analyze the effect of ownership on post-privatization performance in a virtually complete population of medium and … ownership improves economic performance, but domestic private ownership does not, relative to state ownership. Foreign firms … increasing profit. Ownership concentration is associated with superior performance, thus providing support to the agency theory …

patterns relating the results of working hard to performance, productivity, and doing the job well. Regression analysis … relationship between job satisfaction and performance. Three noteworthy results emerge. First, regardless of the specification or … measure, there is a strong positive correlation between job satisfaction and performance. The relationship is not affected by …

It has long been argued that private ownership of firms leads to better firm performance. However, theory as well as … 1999- 00 ownership was no longer a significant determinant of performance; induced by competition, public sector banks were … able to eliminate the performance/efficiency gap that existed between them and domestic private sector and foreign banks. …