Hospitals operate in markets with varied demographic, competitive, and ownership characteristics, yet research on ownership tends to examine hospitals in isolation. Here we examine three hospital ownership types -- nonprofit, for-profit, and government -- and their spillover effects. We estimate the effects of for-profit market share in two ways, on the provision of medical services and on oper...

Current tobacco control strategies seek primarily to decrease the demand for cigarettes through measures that encourage individuals to adopt healthier behaviours. These measures are impeded and undermined by tobacco corporations, whose profit drive compels them to seek to maintain and expand cigarette sales. Tobacco corporations seek to expand cigarette sales because they are for-profit busines...

Manufacturers are not necessarily in the "prisoner's dilemma" with their promotional spending. A small share brand may be made better off by promoting even if its behavior triggers a promotional response from larger share conpetitors. Given the seeming inevitability of promotional activity, we consider the management of promotional expenditures across a product line. A manufacturer with two bra...

Studies on the effect of firm size and commitment small performance indicators are inconclusive, especially in geographic area Southeast Europe. This study examines role relationship between sales growth, operating profit market share. Alterations attributed to differences structures, namely, non-European union European member states. Results empirical research state that have a positive signif...

This study aims to determine the effect of macroeconomic and company-spesific factors in determining stock price financial industry. The independent variables used are Inflation, Economic Growth Return on Asset (ROA), Net Profit Margin (NPM), dan Earning per Share (EPS). While dependent variable is price. Research data taken by purposive sampling method, wich means that with certain criteria. o...

Industry in Ukraine is among the world’s most energy intensive. Energy was plentiful and cheap in Soviet times and little effort was made to conserve it. Rising energy prices have had a major impact on profits and production, which also creates a tremendous market potential for energy efficient products and services. Yet Ukrainian industry has not implemented significant energy efficiency measu...

The neoclassical theory of investment implies that expected stock returns are tied with the expected marginal benefit of investment divided by the marginal cost of investment. Winners have higher expected growth and expected marginal productivity (two major components of the marginal benefit of investment), and earn higher expected stock returns than losers. The investment model succeeds in cap...

The relationship between the quality of finishing works, costs, market value, and profit, is presented and explained for residential buildings. The results show that the higher quality of finishing works increases profit for investors. As the maximum market price is limited, there is a limit when the investment in finishing work is no longer cost-effective as, after increase in costs, the marke...

Like other industries, the aircraft industry is under high pressure to meet drastically increased customer goals for market price and flexibility. This while at the same time share holders request for short term profit guarantees. Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus has met this challenge using business process reengineering methods which led to total company restructuring from functional orientation...