Purpose – This paper attempts to empirically examine the impact of financial development and bank characteristics on the operational performance of commercial banks in the Chinese transitional economy. Design/methodology/approach – Pooled cross-section (banks) and time-series data are...

Purpose – This paper sets out to explore the effects that the setting-up of an independent director system has on the operating efficiency of information electronics companies in China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses 87 Chinese listed electronics companies during the initial...

This study attempts to empirically examine the impact of initial public offerings on China's banking sector. The period considered covers the years 1996-2004. The fixed effects and random effects models are estimated, and the empirical results show that the operational performance of listed...

This study uses a comprehensive sample of 763 Chinese listed companies to explore the relationship between the extent of related party transactions and operational performance. The empirical results show that when the listed company is controlled by a related party, the higher the level of...