The impact of financial development and bank characteristics on the operational performance of commercial banks in the Chinese transitional economy

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-414

  Wu, Hsiu Ling ^a   Chen, Chien Hsun ^b   Shiu, Fang Ying ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China, Banking; Financial management; Operations management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848812605     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580710823211     Document Type: Article

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