The main purpose of this study is to examine the financial performance of retail and wholesale conventional banks in Bahrain. The study covers a period of five years from 2009 to 2013. Ratio analysis was used to analyse the comparative financial efficiency of banks under study and correlation...

Banking sector plays a leading role in financing a country's economic activities. Its performance is crucial in determining a country's economic growth. This paper examines the performance of commercial retail banks (conventional and Islamic) in Bahrain and financial ratios were used for the...

The paper analyses the influence of capital structure on the financial performance of banks in India. The study covers a period of five years from 2011 to 2015 and 21 banks are selected for the study. The objectives of the study are to examine the impact of capital structure on the financial...

In financial literature we find numerous studies examining the presence of diverse types of calendar anomalies in different stock exchanges of the world. The current paper aims to investigate the month of the year effect in randomly selected ten companies from banking sector and service sector...

Semi-monthly effect is a kind of calendar anomalies which is less explored in the financial literature. The main objective of this paper to investigate the presence of semimonthly effect in selected sectoral indices of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The study uses the daily stock returns of five...

The waiting line is an essential element in the consumer's assessment of the overall shopping experience. Perceived idle time while waiting in the queue exaggerates the negative response to wait duration and affects the overall customer satisfaction. The store employees find it hard to muddle...

Retail customers often wait to complete their purchases during the checkout process. Prior research suggests that long checkout lines and service delays negatively affect customers’ evaluation of store services. The present study investigates the potential customer and in-store distractions...

Waiting involves both cognition and emotions. It has a bearing on the overall perception of retail service quality. The advancement in retailing has triggered scholarly conversations on the psychological impact of waiting at the retail checkout. Prior studies confirm customers being deeply...

Higher education serves several important functions in the society, the most important being production of knowledgeable individuals who will contribute to the society. However, many of the Indian universities do not fulfil this purpose. The demands of skilled and specialised manpower from the...

Financial institutions face an ever-increasing range of challenges within the financial crime arena, both internal and external. Rapid technological and social changes combined with evolving consumer demands are creating numerous new opportunities for the perpetrators of fraud. Consumers want...