In this paper we develop a multicriteria decision aid model, to investigate whether it is possible to replicate the credit ratings of Fitch on Asian banks using publicly available data. The model is developed with the Multi-group Hierarchical DIScrimination (MHDIS) approach, following a 10-fold...

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficiency and productivity of a Greek bank's branches. The sample consists of 458 branches of a Greek commercial bank, operating in 13 regions of Greece over the period 2002-2005, a total of 1,795 observations. We first use data envelopment analysis...

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficiency and productivity of a Greek bank's branches. Design/methodology/approach -The sample consists of 458 branches of a Greek commercial bank, operating in 13 regions of Greece over the period 2002-2005, a total of 1,795 observations....

We investigate the association between the regulatory and supervision framework and the acquisition likelihood in the Asian banking industry. The sample consists of 472 commercial banks operating in 9 South and Southeastern Asian countries, from which 52 were acquired between 1998 and 2004,...

Prior studies on the determinants of audit reports focus on non-financial sectors. In contrast, the present study examines the determinants of auditors' opinion in the banking industry, using a sample of banks drawn from 9 Asian countries over the period 1995-2004. We use logistic regression and...