. Design/methodology/approach – The sample comprises a total of 101 banks (five state-owned banks, 12 joint-stock commercial … banks and 84 city commercial banks). The period under consideration extends from 2003-2009. The two step generalized methods …/implications – Further research can be conducted by investigating the profitability of numerous branches of all national banks and its …

/methodology/approach – The sample comprises a total of 11 banks (four state-owned and seven joint-stock commercial banks) listed in the Chinese … state-owned and joint-stock banks, while the capital level is negatively related to joint-stock commercial banks. With … productivity improve the performance of both state-owned and joint-stock commercial banks. Large volume of non-traditional activity …

. Design/methodology/approach – The sample comprises a total of 101 banks (five state‐owned banks, 12 joint‐stock commercial … banks and 84 city commercial banks). The period under consideration extends from 2003‐2009. The two step generalized methods …/implications – Further research can be conducted by investigating the profitability of numerous branches of all national banks and its …

/methodology/approach – The sample comprises a total of 11 banks (four state‐owned and seven joint‐stock commercial banks) listed in the Chinese … state‐owned and joint‐stock banks, while the capital level is negatively related to joint‐stock commercial banks. With … productivity improve the performance of both state‐owned and joint‐stock commercial banks. Large volume of non‐traditional activity …