Ownership and production efficiency: Evidence from Taiwanese banks

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 129-148

  Li, Yang ^a   Hu, Jin Li ^b   Chiu, Yung Ho ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; OWNERSHIP;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 5444274397     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264206042000275235     Document Type: Article

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