In this paper, we analyze the performance of commercial banks in India during the period
2005 to 2009. This period covers the pre-credit crisis and the crisis time period. Specifically, …

In this study, we provide a comprehensive examination of the performance of financial (specialty
sector financial) mutual funds over a 23-year period, a much longer time frame than …

Corporate governance in general and audit quality in particular became the focus of regulators
since the Enron and WorldCom debacle. The resultant legislation in the form of Sarbanes-…

This study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to benchmark the performance
of 13 thrifts and mortgage finance companies against one another for the period 2008 to …

With improvements in employment and housing markets post-credit crisis, real estate investment
trusts (REITs) have sought to improve the quality and productivity of their portfolios by …

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) have been involved in heated debates over their roles in setting …

This study analyzes the cost efficiencies of 35 Indian commercial banks over the period
2007 to 2013. We use translog cost function to evaluate economies of scale in the Indian …

This study develops a multidimensional framework using data envelopment analysis (DEA)
as a benchmarking tool to assess the performance of the commercial banks in India. Using …

This study analyzes the performance of thirty companies that are part of the Dow Jones
industrial average in reference to four key areas of corporate governance: board quality, hostile …

This study evaluates cost efficiencies of the US thrift and mortgage finance companies for
the period 2007 to 2011. This study shows that total cost, total interest cost, and total non-…