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Financial performance : determinants and interdependencies between measurement indicators
Tudose, Mihaela Brînduşa; Rusu, Valentina Diana; … - In: Business, mangagement and economics engineering : BMEE 20 (2022) 1, pp. 119-138
Purpose - the study has a dual purpose. First, to assess the impact of the most important determinants of financial … relationships between performance measures and selected determinants. The second model highlights the relationship between the … different performance measures and the determinants used in the first model. Findings - the determinants analysed have different …
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Why do firms switch their main bank? : theory and evidence from Ukraine
Stephan, Andreas; Tsapin, Andriy; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003847800
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Universal banks and relationships with firms
Elsas, Ralf; Krahnen, Jan Pieter - 2003
Some of the most widely expressed myths about the German financial system are concerned with the close ties and intensive interaction between banks and firms, often described as Hausbank relationships. Links between banks and firms include direct shareholdings, board representation, and proxy...
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Impact of corporate governance on Peruvian banks' financial strength
Aguilar, Derry Quintana - 2016
International evidence has shown how the lack of proper corporate governance in banks increases risk management, thereby reducing their financial strength. This paper addresses how corporate governance in Peruvian banks is related to their financial strength. The measure of corporate governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011554692
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Why do firms switch their main bank? : theory and evidence from Ukraine
Stephan, Andreas; Tsapin, Andriy; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2009
We examine why firms change their main bank and how this affects loans, interest payments and firm performance after switching. Using unique firm-bank matched Ukrainian data, the treatment effect estimates suggest that more transparent and riskier companies are more likely to switch their main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003844336
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How scale and ownership are related to financial performance? : a productivity analysis of the Chinese banking sector
Barros, Carlos; Fujii, Hidemichi; Managi, Shunsuke - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 4 (2015), pp. 1-14
This paper analyzes productivity with a directional distance function model by investigating convexity and non-convexity in the Chinese banking sector. Two primary findings are summarized. First, there is a distinct change in productivity between large versus small banks and public versus...
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The return to retail and the performance of US banks
Hirtle, Beverly J. (contributor);  … - 2005
The U.S. banking industry is experiencing a renewed focus on retail banking, a trend often attributed to the stability and profitability of retail activities. This paper examines the impact of banks' retail intensity on performance from 1997 to 2004 by developing three complementary definitions...
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The Credit Crisis Around the Globe : Why Did Some Banks Perform Better?
Beltratti, Andrea - 2011
Though overall bank performance from July 2007 to December 2008 was the worst since the Great Depression, there is significant variation in the cross-section of stock returns of large banks across the world during that period. We use this variation to evaluate the importance of factors that have...
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Does Board Structure in Banks Really Affect Their Performance?
Pathan, Shams - 2012
We study whether board structure (board size, independence and gender diversity) in banks relates to performance. Using a broad panel of large US bank holding companies over the period 1997–2011, we find that both board size and independent directors decrease bank performance. Although gender...
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Executive Compensation, Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in Chinese Financial Corporations
Luo, Yongli - 2012
Executive compensation in the U.S. banking industry has been criticized as a root cause of the recent financial crisis. This study examines the relationship between executive compensation, ownership structure, and firm performance for Chinese financial corporations during 2001-2009. The results...
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