The subject of bank planning has received considerable attention in recent years. However, little relative attention has been devoted to strategic planning for new banks. This study reduces this void by providing some guidelines and thoughts pertaining to development of strategic plans for newly...

This study reports the results of a longitudinal study of the association between selected bank funds measures and relative profitability, with emphasis on high-performance banks. Bank funds management is an increasingly major component of bank financial management. Bank funds management has...

A three-component measure of output is more responsive to complex production-cost relationships in multi-plant firms producing several nonhomogeneous products than the customary single measure of output. The parameters of these three components in the statistical cost function indicate the...

This study reports the results of a longitudinal analysis of the nature of the association between selected bank capital (book value) measures and relative profitability, with emphasis on high-performance banks. Capital management is a major component variable in bank financial management....

This study reports the results of an analysis of the relationship of selected overhead expense and related measures to relative bank profitability. These measures include non-interest expenses, non-interest income, and net non-interest expenses. Overhead expense control is a component variable...

The conclusions of study are summarized as follows: (1) Banks manage some asset-related international banking activities (especially loans but also cash) less consistently and uniformly than liability-related and other international banking activities. (2) The identified category of...

This study analyzes the nature of the association between selected international banking measures and relative bank profitability. The measures analyzed are key variables that affect the wealth maximization efforts of bank financial management: (1) spread (net- interest margin) management, (2)...