Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically capture the impact of a chief executive
officer's (CEO) personal and organizational characteristics on firm performance in the …

The study examines the role of a CEO in enhancing a firm's performance through the
mediating effect of investment decisions in the emerging economy of Pakistan. Distinctly …

Based on my recent work with several co-authors this paper explores the relationship
between discretion, reputation, competition and entry in procurement markets. I focus …

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of the chief executive officer (CEO)
characteristics on corporate performance in private listed firms in China …

Non-contractible quality dimensions are at risk of degradation when the provision of public
services is privatized. However, privatization may increase quality by fostering performance …

Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are long‐term contractual agreements between the
public and private sector for the provision of public infrastructures and services. Due to …

Payments for ecosystem service outputs have recently become a popular policy prescription
for a range of agri-environmental schemes. The focus of this paper is on the choice of …

Unverifiable quality may affect the enforcement of procurement contracts even when the
award procedure is able to select the most efficient firm in the market. In this paper, we show …

Photovoltaic poverty alleviation power stations (PPAPS) are the foundation of poverty
alleviation, whose operation and maintenance (O&M) status is the key to ensuring long-term …

This study analyses how important is the influence of the procedure type and a number of
received bids on the duration of the public procedure process. Efficiency and speed of public …