Drivers of Firm Performance: Exploring Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Mihaela Herciu

doi:10.1515/sbe-2017-0006

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Drivers of Firm Performance: Exploring Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Studies in Business and Economics

Volume 12 (2017): Issue 1 (April 2017)

By: Mihaela Herciu

Open Access

|Jun 2017

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to identify the drivers of firm performance by exploring both quantitative indicators - based on accounting profitability, shareholder value and economic value – and qualitative approach – based on balanced scorecard and triple bottom line. A literature review will be provided in order to obtain an optimum mix of quantitative and qualitative drivers for firm performance, on one hand, and a case study will be conducted for emphasizing the importance of both approaches, on the other hand.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2017-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120

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Language: English

Page range: 79 - 84

Published on: Jun 15, 2017

Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Entrepreneurship

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