The determinants of firms' performance: Can finance constraints improve technical efficiency?

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 311-325

  Sena, Vania ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finance constraints; Productivity and competitiveness; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FINANCE CONSTRAINTS; PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32544440933     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.07.071     Document Type: Article

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