This study presents the first attempt to develop classification models for the prediction of share repurchases using multicriteria decision aid (MCDA) methods. The MCDA models are developed using two methods namely UTilités Additives DIScriminantes (UTADIS) and ELimination and Choice Expressing...

We follow a two-stage procedure to examine for the first time the cost efficiency of Greek cooperative banks. Our sample consists of 16 banks over the period 2000-2004. We first use data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate the technical, allocative and cost efficiency for each bank in sample....

This paper uses stochastic frontier analysis and Tobit regressions to provide international evidence on the impact of regulatory, supervision and environmental factors on bank efficiency. Our contribution is twofold. First, we use a newly constructed database of 3,086 observations from 677...

The present paper makes a significant effort to introduce and eventually build the appropriate Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for the specific Gas Company of Greece. As the latter is a complex organisation several management tools are considered important for the most accurate development of BSC as a...

Small firms play an important role in most modern economies nevertheless they are not without their problems. Therefore, the development of business failure prediction models for small firms is quite important. In the present study we employ three multicriteria decision aid (MCDA) techniques for...