Italian Abstract: Il presente lavoro esamina i principali casi aziendali di information providers e sistemi di information sharing operanti nel mercato creditizio italiano, con una prospettiva di analisi prettamente economicoaziendale. Sono analizzati i modelli di business dei primi 5 operatori...

From the early decades of the twentieth century, a dominant characteristic of the modern “capitalist” corporation, especially in the United States, was the separation of asset ownership in the form of publicly traded shares from allocative control over the corporation's resources by salaried...

Venture capital is an important source of finance for small businesses although it is least understood. The Venture Capital financing market in Afghanistan is inactive and mainly targets large companies instead of small to medium enterprises. The study sought to evaluate the role of venture...

This paper examines the use of the Integrated ABC-and-EVA Information System for the management of new technology projects. The advantages of integrating the Activity-Based Costing system with the Economic Value Added financial performance measure and the positive impacts of this integration on...

This paper proposes a performance and cost measurement system that integrates the Economic Value Added criteria (EVA) with Process Based Costing (PBC). The EVA-PBC methodology allows us to implement the EVA management logic non only at the firm level, but also at lower levels of the...

This paper aims to examine the basic functions performed by banks. It is argued that financial crisis has altered the traditional economics of banking in an important way. A key element of our paper is the use of a functional perspective to study the economics of banking. It is applicable at...

This paper aims to point out how standardization and financial innovation are putting under pressure the traditional economics of banking.It is argued that the progressive standardization and information technology innovation, with special reference to internal rating systems, risk management...

This paper aims to examine the underlying causes of the sharp reduction in bank lending, which in turn is highlighting some structural weaknesses of Italian firms and financial system. The structure of this paper is as follows. Section 1 introduces the paper. Section 2 analyzes some drivers of...

The subject matter of this paper is the analysis and evaluation of the business and financial performance of the Kier Group Plc over the three year period 2012–2014. The company is analysed against the comparator undertaking Balfour Beatty Plc and the average numbers of the UK and...

The accepted wisdom — that a lawyer who becomes a corporate director has a fool for a client — is outdated. The benefits of lawyer-directors in today's world significantly outweigh the costs. Beyond monitoring, they help manage litigation and regulation, as well as structure compensation to...