A Multivariate Study of Firm Performance and the Use of Modern Analytical Tools and Financial Techniques

James S. Moore and Alan K. Reichert
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James S. Moore: Department of Management and Marketing, School of Business, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-1499
Alan K. Reichert: Department of Finance and Law, College of Business, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61761

Interfaces, 1989, vol. 19, issue 3, 79-87

Abstract: A survey of the Fortune 500 firms reveals that major domestic corporations are selective yet progressive adoptors of formal analytical procedures and hold positive perceptions regarding the role of microcomputers in the corporate decision-making process. We used logistic regression and multiple discriminate models to predict a firm's performance relative to that of its primary industry. Three analytical techniques (financial leverage, inventory management, and internal rate-of-return) plus widespread encouragement of the use of personal computers positively influence firm performance.

Keywords: professional: MS/OR implementation; computers: personal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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