In this study, a model for strategic planning based on artificial neural networks is presented. This proposed artificial neural network model goes beyond projections and statistical analysis. Based, on an algorithm, the proposed model offers strategy optimization and assists management in...

Interest rate risk is the exposure of a bank's financial condition to adverse movements in interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect a bank's earnings by changing its net interest income and also affect the underlying value of the bank's assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet...

The paper aims to investigate the role of capital adequacy in the economics of banking firms. The first section reviews the literature. The second section evaluates the different drivers of the bank capital regulation

The paper provides a theoretical analysis of the interest rate risk in banking through a systemic approach that is known in literature as “asset & liability management” approach.The paper provides also an empirical investigation on the exposure of banks to interest rate risk, using three...

This paper analyzes the vertical disintegration of the bank loan origination value chain. This paper argues that in order to capture the drivers underlying the dynamic evolution of the vertical scope of bank loan origination business models, the above perspectives must be combined and further...

The use of the Internet as a shopping channel is becoming very important in the world of business. Marketers are incorporating the online channel to their set of traditional offline channels to reach new customers and improve the services offered to current ones. Consumers are discovering the...

Understanding the process of software adoption is of paramount importance to software start-ups. We study a monopolistic seller's optimal consumer network structure formation (seeding, segmentation, sequencing, and pricing strategies) under network effects. We demonstrate the importance of...