studies on family business. Consistently with prevailing literature, we find evidence of higher profitability of family firms …. However, advancing with respect to the existing literature, we reveal a systematic lower efficiency and a significant tendency …

, we use a second stage OLS regression which confirms a positive relationship between CSR and profitability and efficiency …This paper expands the banking efficiency literature by developing a banking intermediation model that captures both … 2008, we evaluate the relative efficiency of Ghanaian banks using data envelopment analysis (DEA) thus contributing to the …

. Linkages between operational efficiency, service quality and profitability of these banks have also been investigated. … measuring their operational efficiency and service quality. This paper attempts to measure the operational efficiency and …

and profitability are the most influential determinants of Overall Technical Efficiency (OTE). …Using cross-sectional data for 51 banks, this paper not only endeavours to measure the extent of technical efficiency … efficient and, thus, define the efficient frontier of the Indian domestic banking industry; the technical efficiency scores …

and profitability are the most influential determinants of Overall Technical Efficiency (OTE). …Using cross-sectional data for 51 banks, this paper not only endeavours to measure the extent of technical efficiency … efficient and, thus, define the efficient frontier of the Indian domestic banking industry; the technical efficiency scores …

implementation of the FHC Act. Results show that except for scale efficiency of profitability, other efficiencies of banks do not … analysis (DEA) to measure profitability and marketability changes among 14 banks with subsidiaries as FHCs. The DEA models … include the CCR and BCC models, both of which analyse the overall efficiency, technical efficiency, and scale efficiency of …

, particularly for private banks, to improve their performance in terms of profitability and efficiency. … grounded bank efficiency are used as bank performance measures, whereas eight structural measures are employed for assessing …

further show that the EIIB exhibits a clear paradox between its high operating efficiency and low profitability. EIIB …We employ data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the relative efficiency of Islamic and conventional banks in the … experience lower cost efficiency, higher allocative inefficiency and poor, but relatively better, technical efficiency compared …

The paper examines efficiency, productivity and scale economies in the U.S. property-liability insurance industry … and insurance groups were more likely to achieve efficiency and productivity gains. Higher technology investment is …. Productivity change is analyzed using Malmquist indices, and efficiency is estimated using data envelopment analysis. The results …

The purpose of this study is to measure changes in efficiency and productivity over time in the German insurance … industry. These are important impacts of the liberalization and opening of the German insurance market. With the aid of the … Data Envelopment Analysis an efficiency frontier has been constructed which is used as a yardstick of productive efficiency …