Nonlinear Influence of Working Capital Management on Profitability of Tourism Firms: Panel Data Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6879205

Keywords:

Tourism Financing, Working Capital, Profitability, Developed and Developing Countries

Abstract

Having an optimal working capital level can balance firms’ costs and benefits and maximizes their profitability. This study examines the influence of working capital management (WCM) on profitability (ROA) in tourism sub-sectors in 74 countries between 2005 and 2017 in terms of the countries’ development levels. Findings from the fixed-effects panel data regression models indicate that there exists an inverted U-shaped association between WCM and ROA in the tourism industry around the world. However, when we consider the development levels of the countries, our empirical results show that an inverted U-shaped nonlinear association between WCM and ROA is more valid in tourism sub-industries in developing countries. Moreover, our empirical findings for tourism sub-industries in developed countries show the existence of a positive linear relationship between WCM and ROA for H&M and F&B firms, but a non-linear U-shaped association between WCM and ROA for L&R firms. The findings from this paper offer important implications for managers working in the tourism industry in both developed and developing countries to improve the use of working capital.

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Author Biographies

Ersan Ersoy, Associate Professor and full-time researcher at Uşak University, Turkey

Ph.D of Business Administration (Erciyes University, 2012). Master in Finance (Anadolu University, 2002). Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Anadolu University, 1999). Associate Professor and full-time researcher at Uşak University, CV: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-2834 [ ersan.ersoy@usak.edu.tr ].

Özcan Işık, Associate Professor and full-time researcher at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey

Ph.D of Business Administration (Erciyes University, 2013). Master in Business Administration (Maltepe University, 2008). Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (İstanbul University, 2000). Associate Professor and full-time researcher at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, CV: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-8738 [ ozcanisik@cumhuriyet.edu.tr ].

Fatih Günay, Assistant Professor and full-time researcher at Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey

Ph.D of Tourism Management (Mersin University, 2019). Master in Tourism and Hotel Management (Afyon Kocatepe University, 2012). Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management (Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, 2009). Assistant Professor and full-time researcher at Isparta University of Applied Sciences, CV: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-514X [ fatihgunay@isparta.edu.tr ].

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Published

2022-07-22

How to Cite

Ersoy, E., Işık, Özcan, & Günay, F. (2022). Nonlinear Influence of Working Capital Management on Profitability of Tourism Firms: Panel Data Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries. Anais Brasileiros De Estudos Turísticos, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6879205

Issue

ABET, Vol. 12, Single Issue (2022): Current Topics in Tourism and Thematic Section: “Tourism and Unesco heritage sites in Brazil”

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GENERAL PAPERS

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