Purpose This study aims to determine the association of Transparency and Disclosure (TD)
with financial distress (FID) while the competition (as Lerner Index) moderates the …

Theoretically, the financial sector fosters economic development of a nation. Weak
institutions, poor contract enforcement, and macroeconomic instability are negatively …

Research background: A commercial bank's competitive ability is of great importance as it
plays a vital role in ensuring a bank's success; hence, it is necessary to identify the factors …

This study aims to examine the mediation effects of differentiation strategy and cost
leadership strategy on the relationship between industrial competition and the performance …

This paper looks into the black box of banks' credit smoothing behavior. Using a sample of
128 Chinese banks over the period of 2007–2014, we identify politically connected banks by …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of interest rate capping on the
operating performance of commercial banks in Kenya with a case study of KCB Bank Kenya …

The present study evaluates the market structure of Ghana's banking industry and estimates
the nature and degree of competition. This study uses non-structural methodology proposed …

The purpose of this study is to examine Chinese people's decision of China state-owned
commercial banks, the Chinese people that stay in Greater Jakarta area, Indonesia. The …

Abstract [eng] Current economic situation in the world is tense: production levels in China
are slowing and because of that raw material market prices are diminishing. Developing …

The economic opening and reform has transformed China's central-planned economy into a
market-oriented one. A key component of the reform is the evolution of the financial system …