data set of 560 credit files of Thai commercial banks, we find that both the incidence and degree of collateralization are … higher there than in developed markets. Thai banks use collateral primarily to reduce the higher credit risks of small and … relatively young firms. Long credit relationships do not reduce collateral requirements by lowering information asymmetry. Market …

We analyze the role of state-ownership in the banking sector from the perspective of competition. Considering both the … charge and/or offer relatively customer friendly interest rates? And (iii) is competition intensified by the conduct and … presence of cantonal banks. Based on a detailed database containing information at he individual bank level over the 1996 …

applications were perceived as an important force to modify competition in bank markets. … and examines how management styles influence (or reflect influences) on diversification decisions within bank markets … strategies). Results emerging from triangulating responses suggested that, on balance, top managers in bank markets are …

competition, using a mixture of theoretical arguments and empirical evidence. We discuss two hypothesis and survey empirical … the intensity of competition in B2C eCommerce. …

This paper shows that altruism may be beneficial in bargaining when there is competition for bargaining partners. In a …

competition in bank markets by supporting radical re-engineering of service delivery in ways that undermined previous advantagees … competitors and forms of competition. These external changes provided new diversification and growth opportunities but also … modified prior expectations about the way managers defined and controlled their bank's core capabilities in pursuing current …