within the community bank segment, larger community banks outperform smaller community banks. Our findings, taken as a whole …

mediating effect of the competence of entrepreneurs on the relationship between bank finance and performance of MSMEs and bridge … not significant. However, bank finance has a significant positive effect on the performance of MSMEs. Moreover, the study … revealed the significant mediating effect of behavioral finance on the relationship between bank finance and performance of …

A puzzling but consistent result in the empirical literature on banking is that firms with close bank ties do not grow … faster than bank-independent firms. In this paper, we reconsider the link between relationship lending and firms' growth … and health status. We explore the influence of long-lasting bank relationships on employment and asset growth of a large …

The theoretical literature has identified potential benefits and costs of close bank-firm relationships for both …

increases the return on assets but decreases the return on equity. This research highlights the importance for bank performance … of a large strategic shareholder who takes a controlling interest in the bank …

decreasing credit default risk would decrease interest rates and therefore increases the demand for loans. Thus, bank branch … geographical data. The main policy implication of this paper is that local financial development, particularly bank branch network …

-2010. This study seeks to identify the benefits of bank-firm relationships when credit is unconstrained. By using a unique set of … data collected from a French relationship bank (CMNE), covering the period 1996-2009, the study shows that, depending on … the health of the economy, the benefits of bank-firm relationships may take the form of a weaker credit spread. The …