International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 59 Issue 3

Effect of operation size, environmental conditions and management on municipal sewerage services

José M. Prado‐Lorenzo, Isabel M. García‐Sánchez

This paper aims to focus on assessing the effect which factors that cannot be controlled by the public administrator on the efficiency of municipalities on rendering sewerage…

Managing corporate performance: Investigating the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance in emerging markets

Güler Aras, Aslı Aybars, Ozlem Kutlu

Corporate social responsibility is important and fundamental to the sustainable operations of corporations. Similarly financial performance is undoubtedly fundamental to the…

Does efficiency matter?: Examining the efficiency‐profitability link in the US specialty retailers and food consumer stores

Mohamed M. Mostafa

The purpose of this paper is to examine the link between efficiency and profitability in the US specialty retailers and food consumer stores using cross‐sectional data for the…

Learning from China's business leaders: lessons for troubled times

Thomas C. Tuttle, Chen Shengchang, John P. Heap, Tiano Yan

This paper aims to promote an expanded two‐way dialog between Chinese and Western leaders and executives which recognizes that “wisdom” can flow in both directions.

Where do we stand?

South Korea needs to enhance productivity

Heavy matters

Events

Public sector needs productivity

Lies, damned lies and …

Editorial

John Heap

Britain moves up