The objective of the study was to comparatively assess the impact of credit risk on the performance of big and small banks in South Africa. Data from audited financial reports of 14 commercial banks were obtained and divided into two panel data sets and analysed using the R-Studio software...

The survival of any industrial organization depends on whether producing goods or services hinge on how innovative they have become in managing their product portfolio to craft new products that changes with the ever-changing tastes and needs of their customers. This study delves in to the...

The aim of this article is to provide reader with a comprehensive insight on the theories, empirical findings and models of Product Portfolio Management (PPM) during new product development. This article will allow for an in-depth theoretical approach on PPM and demonstrate to managers the...

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the perception of management on the benefits of adopting an environmental management accounting (EMA) system as a waste management tool in a paper and pulp manufacturing company. This paper highlights the benefits of an EMA system and the role and...

The aim of this study is to use material flow cost accounting (MFCA) to assess the level at which cleaner production (CP) can improve both environmental and economic performance of an organization. Higher energy and raw material prices are causing CP to grow in relevance and importance. The...

There are lot of talks about robo-advisors taking the jobs of human financial advisors. Amid the excitement or anxiety about robots doing better than humans in many aspects, there is little discussion on the potential limitations of machines in taking over certain aspects of the financial...

Katharina Pistor proposed the Legal Theory of Finance (LTF), based on the premise that finance is legally constructed (Pistor, 2013b). In this paper, we apply network science to provide empirical evidence from global financial networks (GFN) to support the argument of the LFT. Using data from...