The latest global financial and economic crisis reignited the debate on the costs and benefits of foreign bank presence … some of the profitability indicators. Yet, what they also suggest is that it happens via rise in the operational costs … falling share of interest income in interest earning assets and falling operational costs, on a long run can be explained by …

they have initial costs due to the certification, they achieve higher sales volumes and profits, thanks to the reputation … effect, a reduction in long-run costs and increased social responsible demand. -- Corporate Social Responsibility ; Growth …

(efficiency) at firm level we exploit NAMEA sector for CO2, NOx, SOx data over 1990-1999. The paper tests the extent to which … (past) environmental efficiency/intensity, which is driven by structural features and firm strategic actions, including … core environmental emissions we analyse: lower environmentally efficiency in the recent past allows higher degrees of …

performance is affected more by certification costs or by increasing sales due to an effect on reputation. Our work would like to … are more virtuous, have better long run performance. They have some initial costs but obtain higher sales and profits due … to several causes reputation effect, a reduction of long run costs and increased social responsible demand. -- Corporate …