Ramjeevan Prasad Das, Manish Kumar Jha, Amit Prakash Jha
{"title":"Evaluating Financial Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence From India","authors":"Ramjeevan Prasad Das, Manish Kumar Jha, Amit Prakash Jha","doi":"10.1002/mde.4510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4510","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study uses the MIX Market database to evaluate the financial efficiency of 30 diverse microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India based on their legal status, such as banks, NBFIs, NGOs, and credit unions from 2015 to 2019, which is rare in the existing research. To enhance the reliability of our financial efficiency assessments, we employed an intricate econometric method using two-stage network data envelopment analysis (DEA) and bootstrap techniques. We additionally applied the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) to determine changes in efficiency over time in the Indian context. The research provides valuable insights into MFI performance using network data envelopment analysis, the Bootstrap model, and the Malmquist Productivity Index. The results yield that Bharat Financial, Rashtriya Seva Samiti, and Lok Biradri Trust are the most efficient institutions, and Annapurna Co-operative has the lowest efficiency of 0.6920 per overall average financial efficiency score, whereas Dhosa has the most significant overall MPI score. On average, these MFIs have a financial efficiency rate of 85.5%, with a mean efficiency score of 0.835 in stages 1 and 2 and 0.97544 total MPI. Hence, the MFIs are financially efficient and sustainable. These findings emphasize and provide invaluable insights to the government and industry practitioners in their policy-making to improve the essential role that MFIs play in promoting sustainable development and accomplishing the goal of poverty alleviation, contributing to the economic development and empowerment of poor people.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2968-2985"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Should Both Platforms Be Kept Operational After a Merger of Two Social Media Businesses?","authors":"Soumya Kanta Mishra, Sumit Sarkar, Apratim Guha","doi":"10.1002/mde.4508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4508","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>When two social media platform businesses merge, a critical decision for the merged entity is whether to keep both platforms operational. We investigate the role of user-homing and the platforms' user bases and advertiser bases in the decision. The only source of revenue for the platforms is the fees charged to the advertisers for advertising on the platforms. Different groups of advertisers have different platform preferences. The main results show that when all users single-home (multihome), the gain from the merger is more from keeping one (both) platform operational. A merger is welfare increasing if the users single-home.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2911-2928"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunchen Cai, Muhammad Umair, Nawal Abdalla Adam, Ruilian Zhang, Sanjar Mirzaliev, Claudia Chang
{"title":"Marketization as a Catalyst: Understanding the Impact of Digital Economies on Green Innovation in Mainland China","authors":"Yunchen Cai, Muhammad Umair, Nawal Abdalla Adam, Ruilian Zhang, Sanjar Mirzaliev, Claudia Chang","doi":"10.1002/mde.4509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4509","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Amid global environmental challenges, understanding how digital economies drive green innovation is critical, especially within China's market-based socialist framework. This study investigates how the digital economy and marketization jointly influence ecological innovation across 31 provinces in mainland China from 2011 to 2023. By integrating panel data analysis with a theoretical framework linking digital economic growth, marketization, and green innovation, this research uncovers key dynamics shaping sustainable development. Findings reveal that advancements in the digital economy significantly promote regional green innovations, with marketization serving as a vital conduit that amplifies this effect. Moreover, marketization exhibits dual impacts, both enhancing and moderating the sustainability outcomes driven by digital growth. These insights offer theoretical contributions by clarifying the causal mechanisms among digital economies, market forces, and innovation, while practically suggesting the need for a collaborative “enterprise-public-government” framework and robust market-driven innovation systems to foster green development.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2895-2910"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Should Manufacturer Adopt Cross-Brand Trade-In Strategy in Cooperation With Recycling Platform?","authors":"Bin Zheng, Sijie Li, Wenli Xiao","doi":"10.1002/mde.4514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4514","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores whether manufacturers should independently implement same-brand trade-ins or collaborate with recycling platforms for cross-brand trade-ins within a concurrent sale and resale framework. In the former strategy, trade-ins are restricted to manufacturers' branded products, while the latter imposes no such limitations. Our findings reveal that manufacturers prefer cross-brand trade-ins due to factors such as reduced market share, high collection costs, or product durability. Interestingly, manufacturers with sufficiently low market share benefit from cross-brand trade-ins, irrespective of collection costs. From a market perspective, same-brand trade-ins are advantageous when used-product durability is relatively high; otherwise, cross-brand trade-ins are more effective.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2929-2944"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Market Reaction to Corporate Governance Reform: Evidence From China","authors":"Haitian Wei, Rasidah Mohd-Rashid, Agung Masyad Fawzi, Chai-Aun Ooi, Haixuan Wei","doi":"10.1002/mde.4498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4498","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Considering the market's different opinions on ESG, this study examines the market reaction to corporate governance reform within the context of ESG disclosure. By employing the event study methodology, it is demonstrated that the Chinese market exhibited an adverse reaction to the announcement of corporate governance reform. Furthermore, this study uses the ordinary least squares (OLS) model to demonstrate that ESG performance has a negative impact on cumulative abnormal return. It finds that the Chinese market had negative views about ESG disclosure. The findings have significant implications for the understanding of investor behavior and ESG-related policies in emerging markets.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2876-2894"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Asymmetric Choice of Relative-Performance Delegation Under Duopoly Competition With Vertical Product-Quality Difference","authors":"Shih-Shen Chen, Chu-Chuan Hsu, Po-Sheng Ko","doi":"10.1002/mde.4512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4512","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this paper, we reexamine the optimal weights on relative performance delegation under price and quantity competition modes with double product differentiation (horizontal product differentiation and vertical product-quality differentiation) pinpointing the strategic asymmetric choice of delegation due to vertical product-quality differentiation. Because the consumers are willing to pay more for higher quality products and for the firm to maintain its reputation, the firm may limit its supply of product without having aggressive selling effort.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2869-2875"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the Relationship Between CEO Characteristics and Firm Internationalization: Evidence From a Machine Learning Approach","authors":"Cong Cheng, Yawen Lin, Jian Dai","doi":"10.1002/mde.4507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4507","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study leverages machine learning (ML) techniques to assess the impact of CEO characteristics on the international performance of firms. Analyzing data from Chinese listed companies between 2008 and 2021, this study evaluates 14 ML algorithms and identifies the random forest model as the most effective. Additionally, the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) algorithm is employed for result interpretation and visualization. The findings indicate that most CEO traits can predict a firm's international success. Notably, international experience, age, and CEO duality emerge as the top predictors. Specifically, both international experience and CEO duality positively influence performance, while the CEO's age exhibits a complex, non-linear relationship with performance. This study provides a nuanced perspective on how CEO characteristics influence a firm's international success.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2855-2868"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blockchain-Driven Green Traceability: Greener or More Profitable?","authors":"Shuai Huang, Wenyu Hou","doi":"10.1002/mde.4504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4504","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the strategic choices of two homogeneous green manufacturers regarding blockchain implementation, considering green traceability and spillover effect. We investigate how blockchain influences both economic and environmental benefits. Our findings reveal that the spillover effect can initially mitigate competition, benefiting early adopters by enhancing green innovation and market capabilities. This can lead to simultaneous profit enhancement for both manufacturers, challenging conventional competitive dynamics. Furthermore, the magnitude of the spillover effect significantly impacts adoption decisions. Low spillover leads to a prisoner's dilemma, where independent adoption is likely. Conversely, high spillover encourages simultaneous adoption, achieving a Pareto-optimal equilibrium. Finally, while individual blockchain adoption may be more environmentally beneficial, simultaneous adoption generally leads to greater economic advantages. This highlights the potential trade-off between economic and environmental outcomes in blockchain-enabled manufacturing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2810-2837"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prediction of Retail Chain Failure: Examples of Recent US Retail Failures","authors":"Shawn Berry","doi":"10.1002/mde.4506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4506","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Over the last several years, several prominent brick-and-mortar retail chains have ceased operations, raising concerns that some have referred to as the retail apocalypse. Scholars have attempted to model the likelihood of firm failure using various approaches. This study examines the failures of Bed Bath and Beyond, J.C. Penney, Rite Aid, and Sears Holdings in the United States between 2013 and 2022. Retail failure models that consider internal and external firm factors using both annual reports and macroeconomic data were analyzed and evaluated using logistic regression, PCA, and Random Forest approaches. The findings suggest that EBITDA/Revenue and annual average US inflation rates are strong predictors of retail failure across various modeling approaches. The modeling results provide an early warning signal at least 1–2 years before failure, with accuracies of 93.8%–96.9%.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2838-2854"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Does New Infrastructure Construction Affect the Supply Chain Risk of Enterprises? Perspective From Supply–Demand Balance","authors":"Shaoyong Wu, Peiwen Zhang, Qiren Liu","doi":"10.1002/mde.4500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.4500","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The stability of an enterprise's supply chains serves as a vital cornerstone in the progression of modern economic system development. New infrastructure, epitomized by network and information infrastructure construction, has emerged as a pivotal global strategy to stimulate economic growth. Its impact on the supply chain risk (SCR) of enterprises deserves in-depth exploration. Employing the staggered difference-in-difference (DID) approach, this study investigates the influence and mechanisms of new infrastructure construction (NIC) on the SCR of enterprises from a perspective of supply–demand balance, leveraging the ‘Broadband China’ strategy as a quasi-natural experiment. The results indicate that NIC can mitigate the SCR of enterprises, a conclusion that remains robust after rigorous endogeneity and robustness testing. Mechanism analysis suggests that the enhancement of the level of enterprises' intelligent manufacturing and the reduction of the concentration of upstream and downstream serve as two effective channels through which NIC reduces the SCR of enterprises. Heterogeneity analysis shows that NIC more effectively reduces SCR for large-scale and high-tech enterprises at the enterprise level. At the industry level, NIC is particularly effective in reducing SCR within highly competitive and technology-intensive sectors. Additionally, at the regional level, NIC significantly inhibits SCR for enterprises in areas prone to high natural disaster risk. This study validates the fortifying effect of NIC on the supply chain security of enterprises, providing theoretical references and empirical evidence for enhancing the resilience of global micro supply chains.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18186,"journal":{"name":"Managerial and Decision Economics","volume":"46 5","pages":"2795-2809"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}