This study aims to investigate the effect of IT loan on performance of banks. The empirical analysis is grounded on the panel data from 1998 to 2002. The results find that there is negative significant influence as banks increase their loan ratios to the IT industry. Meaningfully, during the...

This paper empirically tests the determinants of executive pay. In order to gain more understanding of the fat cat problem that have been subject to hot debate, we also examine a sample firms that suffer from the “fat cat problem”, defined as firms with poor performance while their Chief...

This study uses the linkages between related party purchases and sales transactions as a proxy for network linkages and employs a panel data regression model to determine the relationship between financial leverage and network linkages for the family governance of Taiwan's listed business...

Zhang and Shaman considered the problem of estimating the conditional mean-squared prediciton error (CMSPE) for a Gaussian autoregressive (AR) process. They used the final prediction error (FPE) of Akaike to estimate CMSPE and proposed that FPE's effectiveness be judged by its asymptotic...

In this study, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) - polyetherimide (PEI) composites were prepared by a simple solution casting method, where the h-BN particles were aligned by an external magnetic field. Prior to the preparation of the composite samples, the h-BN platelets were firstly decorated by...

Banks must take various risks, especially credit risks from granting credit, however, they should take action against risks in order to adopt an optimal portfolio between risks and returns. Thus, recent advances in risk management formulas in banking may facilitate credit availability, enabling...