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This study aims to develop a native scale of competitiveness in Iran's commercial banks. Based on the review of theoretical and empirical literatures, a comprehensive competitiveness scale is developed to show the various dimensions of international performance of commercial banks. The validity of the scale is confirmed by 50 experts. The information of the scale is collected using a sample of 300 questionnaires distributed among officers of commercial banks working at international departments of Iran's commercial banks. The main findings of this study can be summarized as follows. 1. The main determinants of native scale for measuring the performance of international departments of commercial banks are financial and non-financial performance, respectively. 2. the Non-financial performance is confirmed in the international departments of all commercial banks. Moreover, the financial performance of international departments in the Melli, Saderat, Mellat and Sepah Banks is approved while the financial performance is not confirmed in the Tejarat Bank.

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With the increasing pace of science and knowledge in today, s world, the company in order to comply with the condition environment variable to use communication technology and capital investment in this technology is growing rapidly. Performance evaluation is one of the main concerns for monitoring this agreement. Recently applied the theory of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and grey theory for performance evaluating has been highly regarded. Considering the importance of telecommunications as a leader in the field of communication technology and necessary to evaluate the performance of these two techniques have been used in this study. For this mining first set of criteria in evaluating the financial performance of telecommunication and the importance (weight) each was determined using the number of grey. Then, technique of using DEA model for evaluating and ranking the telecommunications companies were presented. The result indicates that the major telecommunication companies province in Markazi, Tehran and Khuzestan have the best financial performance.

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This study examines the impact of Total Quality Managemen (TQM) with principle of the Business Excellence Model (EFQM) on the company's financial performance trend. Total quality management (TQM) and Business Excellence Model (EFQM) are as a means to increase efficiencies and improve the financial performance of the company. This study is a case study on the sazeh pouyesh company - one of Tehran Stock Exchange firms, and analysing financial ratios of this company during the period of 1384 to 1391 base on 1387 (year of the TQM model implementation). The method used to evaluate the performance of the company, compare dispersion and slope of ratios and to evaluate the effectiveness of TQM implementation model of effect size indicators are used. This research shows that TQM model improves the company's financial performance and change in company's trend, when applying model can not improve at least is able to stabled financial performance.

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This study investigates the impact of using non-financial performance measures on management decisions and the performance of firms listed in TSE, as well as the role of perceived environmental uncertainty in this relationship. For this purpose, the questionnaires were sent for 122 randomly selected industrial companies, and finally, 42 questionnaires were received that were completed by CEOs. Here The CEOs were requested to determine perceived environmental uncertainty in the environment that their firms operate in, and degree of usage of non-financial measures, and finally, determine the relative performance of their firms in 3 years. Analysis on the received responses showed that using non-financial measures improves the firms’ performance; However, perceived uncertainty has significant effect on this relationship but this is in opposite with Hook [1] who found that it reduces this effect. Additional analysis also showed that internal process measures did not have any effect on the firms’ performance but customer and growth measures affect on the firms performance, and it is affected by the environmental uncertainty only for growth measures.

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The aim of this survey was to investigate the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and marketing capabilities on greenhouses businesses performance. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the greenhouse owners in Jiroft County (N= 1022). A sample size of 246 was selected using a stratified random sampling method (n= 246). Data was collected through a questionnaire. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. Construct validity and composite reliability of the research instrument were tested by estimating the measurement model and they were satisfactory after making the necessary corrections. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling technique. Results indicated that the total mean of the greenhouse businesses performance was at a level of lower than average and the customer performance had the highest average among the three dimensions of performance. Also, results showed that the two variables of entrepreneurial orientation (ρ-value= 0.001, β= 0.354) and marketing capabilities (ρ-value= 0.001, β= 0.501) had significant and positive effects on greenhouse businesses performance; accordingly, research hypotheses were supported. Based on the results of the study, planning and effort to improve and strengthen entrepreneurial orientation and marketing capabilities in greenhouses can considerably increase performance and sustain their activity in the competitive environment.

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The aim of this paper was to evaluate the impacts of International Corporate Entrepreneurship (ICE) on general performance in Halal Food Industry, with moderating part of global environmental hostility. Our data comprised of 250 firms working in Halal Food Industry in Iran and they were studied utilizing the structural equation modeling. According to the results, the firms exploit ICE activities by accomplishing higher general performance in addition to promoting export and financial performance. The results underscore the significance of ICE for organizational achievement, both in general and in foreign markets. Also, the results suggest that the perceived nature of its environmental condition, especially hostility, will affect the link between ICE and performance fundamentally. This study explored the relationship between ICE and firm performance along with the role of hostility at the international environment in this relationship. The findings of this study help bridge the gap in the literature by assessing the impact of ICE on an organization's general performance with the hostilities at the international scale playing a moderating role in this regard. This paper makes huge contribution to the current works by exploring the connection between ICE, firm performance, and global environmental hostility.

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Corporate reputation is stakeholders overall assessment of company over time. The Corporate reputation could affect company's financial performance where company's financial performance could affect corporate reputation. Accordingly, it can explain relationship between these behaviors where relationship between the two can be considered. Therefore, in this study, the correlation between corporate reputation and financial performance is examined. For this purpose, 64 samples of listed companies on the Stock Exchange during the period of 2011-2015 were selected. Using simultaneous equations (3SLS) the interaction between them has studied. Results show that the corporate reputation and financial performance has positive interaction. The findings could be useful for investors, managers and other users to establish the relationship between corporate reputation and financial performance.

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While scholars have recently started to connect organizational factors in preparing a firm for corporate entrepreneurship to organizational outputs such as financial and innovative performance, there is less understanding of the mechanisms explaining these connections and their boundary conditions. In this vein, this study theorizes how and when Organizational Preparedness for Corporate Entrepreneurship (OPCE) enhances corporate financial and innovative performance. Our observation of 256 firms in the food industry of Iran indicates that OPCE promotes financial and innovative performance through the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation. Moreover, the relationship between OPCE and organizational outputs is stronger when firms perceive their business environment more dynamic. This provides a better understanding of the way firms can enhance their performance, in particular in the novel context of Iran as a developing country.

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Banks as one of the influential financial institutions in the economy, their financial performance and financial stability are considered by many governments. How the relationship between bankschr('39') financial performance and financial stability works in times of financial crisis is also very important. Therefore, due to the necessity of this study, the purpose of investigating the effect of financial performance criteria on the financial stability of banks in the financial crisis among banks listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange was conducted. The sample studied in this research included 11 banks (all banks) listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange for a period of six years from 1392 to 1397. Data analysis and research hypotheses were performed using combined regression by EViews10 software. Hypothesis analysis using the Generalized Least Squares (EGLS) method at 95% confidence level showed that return on assets and return on equity have a positive and significant effect on the financial stability of banks. Also, in times of financial crisis, the return on equity leads to an increase in the financial stability of banks.