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Bank branch efficiency evaluation by means of least absolute deviations and DEA
Tsolas, Ioannis E.; Giokas, Dimitris I. - In: Managerial Finance 38 (2012) August, pp. 768-785
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency of individual branches of a large Greek bank through … conceptual (parametric functional form-loglinear) models: one focusing on transaction and one on production efficiency. The DEA … assessment using the transaction efficiency model is performed under the specifications of constant or variable returns to scale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611016
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Deregulation and operating efficiency: the case of the Greek banks
Noulas, Athanasios G. - In: Managerial Finance 27 (2001) 8, pp. 35-47
Outlines the deregulation of banking in Greece and previous research on measuring banking efficiency. Uses 1993 … of operating income, as the private banks increased their efficiency. Finds the relative efficiency measured by data … envelopment analysis supports the greater efficiency of private banks although the difference is only significant at the 5 per …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014939569
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Explaining the behaviour of stock prices in an emerging market: an empirical analysis of the Greek stock market
Dockery, E.; Vergari, D.; Vergari, F. - In: Managerial Finance 27 (2001) 1/2, pp. 82-98
Outlines research on the factors which reduce stock market efficiency and the particular characteristics of the Athens … stock exchange (Greece). Uses 1988‐1994 Greek monthly returns data for share actively traded during the period to test for … walk hypothesis, i.e. suggest weak‐form efficiency. Notes inconsistency with some previous research on the Athens stock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014939588
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Financial market liberalization and stock market efficiency: the case of Greece
Laopodis, Nikiforos T. - In: Managerial Finance 29 (2003) 4, pp. 24-41
Greece, and its emerging stock market, the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). The sequence of tests conducted, ranging from tests … of structural change to several efficiency tests, suggest that the Greek equity market was weak‐form efficient before …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014939664
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Bank branch efficiency evaluation by means of least absolute deviations and DEA
Tsolas, Ioannis E.; Giokas, Dimitris I. - In: Managerial Finance 38 (2012) 8, pp. 768-785
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency of individual branches of a large Greek bank through … conceptual (parametric functional form‐loglinear) models: one focusing on transaction and one on production efficiency. The DEA … assessment using the transaction efficiency model is performed under the specifications of constant or variable returns to scale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014940253
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The impact of dividend initiations on Greek listed firms’ wealth and volatility across information environments
Dasilas, Apostolos; Lyroudi, Katerina; Ginoglou, Demetrios - In: Managerial Finance 35 (2009) May, pp. 531-543
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of dividend initiations on shareholders’ wealth using a sample of 38 Greek listed firms. Design/methodology/approach – The event study methodology of Brown and Warner was employed to examine the share price reaction to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009245370
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Investor education: how plan sponsors should report your returns
Johnston, Ken; Hatem, John; Carnes, Thomas A. - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) April, pp. 354-363
Purpose – Most investors' retirement portfolios have inter-period cash inflows. The standard time-weighted mean return (or geometric mean return) is generally used to report returns on investors' retirement portfolios. The purpose of this paper is to examine the standard time-weighted mean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319836
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Total factor productivity change of Greek cooperative banks
Pasiouras, Fotios; Sifodaskalakis, Emmanouil - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) April, pp. 337-353
disaggregated into technical efficiency change and technological change, whereas technical efficiency change is decomposed further … into pure technical efficiency change and scale efficiency change. Findings – The results are mixed. The first model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319840
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The effect of the mandatory adoption of corporate governance mechanisms on earnings manipulation, management effectiveness and firm financing: Evidence from Greece
Chalevas, Constantinos; Tzovas, Christos - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) March, pp. 257-277
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the mandatory adoption of corporate governance mechanisms on serious firm issues (earnings manipulation, management effectiveness and firm's financing). Design/methodology/approach – Cross-sectional analysis is employed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319851
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The determinants of brand equity: The case of Greek quoted firms
Kapareliotis, Ilias; Panopoulos, Anastassios - In: Managerial Finance 36 (2010) March, pp. 225-233
Tobin's q in Greece. Another attempt related to Simon and Sallivan's research had never been done, either in marketing or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320525