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Publication date: 19 April 2013

Hristos Doucouliagos and Martin Paldam

The purpose of this paper is to study a little researched relation: the relation from economic growth in a less developed country to the development aid it receives. Does economic…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study a little researched relation: the relation from economic growth in a less developed country to the development aid it receives. Does economic growth influence donor aid allocation decisions?

Design/methodology/approach

The authors’ apply two different methodologies. First, a quantitative and systematic review is presented of the literature of 30 empirical studies of aid allocation where a growth coefficient is estimated. Second, a primary study is presented of the data using a panel of 147 countries for the period 1967‐2004.

Findings

The growth‐aid relation should be negative if humanitarian motives dominate aid allocation decisions. The result from both the meta‐analysis and the primary data analysis suggests a very small effect between lagged growth and aid allocations, with a dominating positive sign. This result appears to be driven partly by the large development banks.

Originality/value

No attempt has previously been made to summarize the literature on growth as a motive for giving aid. This paper offers the first attempt to do so, by presenting a meta‐analysis of the empirical literature, as well as analysis of the primary data.

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Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, vol. 2 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2045-2101

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Publication date: 1 January 2006

Hristos Doucouliagos and Patrice Laroche

Organizational performance improves through several channels, including changes in efficiency, innovation and technological change. Most of the extant research has focused on…

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Organizational performance improves through several channels, including changes in efficiency, innovation and technological change. Most of the extant research has focused on overall performance, often measured by partial measures of productivity, with little attention given to the components of performance. The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of HR practices and unionization on one important channel – organization efficiency - as measured by technical and scale efficiency. Using French industry survey data, the paper shows that HR practices do influence efficiency, but this is moderated by the existence of unions. The results show a rather complex set of associations. We find robust results that show that in France, HR practices have a positive effect on scale efficiency but this effect is dampened in the presence of unions. On their own, HR practices have no effect on technical efficiency. However, some of the results suggest that HR practices can exert a positive influence when combined with unions.

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Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-84950-470-6

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Publication date: 17 September 2019

Maximiliano Gonzalez, Juan David Idrobo and Rodrigo Taborda

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a meta-regression analysis upon the literature that examines the relationship between family firms and financial performance.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a meta-regression analysis upon the literature that examines the relationship between family firms and financial performance.

Design/Methodology/Approach

Information of publication and study characteristics from 61 primary studies, comprising 726 size effects was collected. In particular, three leading factors highlighted in narrative literature reviews analyzed were: the financial performance measures, the family–firm definitions and the estimation methodologies.

Findings

Overall, a positive relationship between family involvement and financial performance was found. A series of results, those linked to return on assets (ROA) – earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), suggest positive publication bias from family definition and negative publication bias when OLS is used. Tobin’s Q estimates show no linkage to certain traits and aspects of the research process.

Originality/value

Existing literature review and meta-analysis studies show not concluding results on the family effect upon firm performance. The meta-regression analysis used in this paper allows to examine simultaneously effect size and publication bias. The latter effect is particularly salient in the approach and findings, and not present in previous studies.

Propósito

Llevar a cabo un análisis de meta-regresión a la literatura que examina la relación entre firmas familiares y desempeño financiero.

Diseño/metodología/aproximación

Se usa la información de la publicación y características del estudio de 61 estudios primarios, que incluyen 726 estimaciones. Se examinan tres elementos principales de esta literatura: (i) medidas de desempeño financiero, (ii) definición de firma familiar, y (iii) metodología de estimación.

Resultados

Se establece una relación positiva entre involucramiento familiar y desempeño financiero. Las estimaciones que examinan ROA-EBITDA sugieren sesgo positivo de publicación. Las estimaciones que utilizan estimación de Mínimos Cuadrados Ordinarios sugieren un sesgo negativo de publicación. Las estimaciones que examinan la Q de Tobin, no sugieren relación con las características de los estudios o de la investigación.

Originalidad/valor

Los estudios de meta-análisis existentes sobre esta literatura no ofrecen resultados concluyentes del efecto de las firmas familiares y desempeño financiero. El método de meta-regresión permite examinar simultáneamente el efecto entre las variables y la posible existencia de sesgo de publicación. La indagación de este último es de particular interés y no se encuentra en otros estudios.

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Publication date: 1 January 2006

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Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations
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ISBN: 978-1-84950-470-6

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Publication date: 1 January 2006

David Lewin and Bruce E. Kaufman

Volume 15 of Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (AILR) contains 10 papers, four of which deal with human resource management and six with unionization. Six of the papers…

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Volume 15 of Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (AILR) contains 10 papers, four of which deal with human resource management and six with unionization. Six of the papers were originally presented in “Best Papers” sessions at the 57th and 58th annual meetings of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA). In keeping with AILR's global perspective and global sourcing of leading research, the studies contained in these papers draw on data from the United Kingdom, France, Asia, Canada, and the United States.

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Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-84950-470-6

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