The phenomenon of Big Data intersects with comparative law and justice in several noteworthy profiles.First, the comparative approach leads to identifying the peculiar characteristics of the data through a conceptual framework of the same in the perspective of other disciplines, in particular...

The emergence and evolution of big data has affected numerous areas of business organization and operations, but what has been the impact of this development for corporate social responsibility (CSR)? To address this question, we conducted a systematic, quantitative analysis of CSR in the era of...

Drawing on a quasi-experiment, this paper analyzes the effects of providing a large amount of firm information on bank screening ability and lending activities, borrower operation activities, and banking market concentration. The experiment suggests that increasing the amount of information...

Statistical and computational methods are being increasingly integrated into Decision Support Systems to aid management and help with strategic decisions. Researchers need to fully understand the use of such techniques in order to make predictions when using financial data. This paper therefore...

Credit risk is the most significant risk by impact for any bank and financial institution. Accurate credit risk assessment affects an organisation's balance sheet and income statement, since credit risk strategy determines pricing, and might even influence seemingly unrelated domains, e.g....

This paper reviews research that uses big data and/or machine learning methods to provide insight relevant for equity valuation. Given the huge volume of research in this area, the review focuses on studies that either use or inform on accounting variables. The article concludes by providing...