The strategic paths and performances of Italian mutual banks: A nonparametric analysis

International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-214

  Zen, Francesco ^a   Baldan, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banking; Cluster analysis; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Efficiency; Luenberger indicator; MBs; Mutual banks; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649110282     PISSN: 17553830     EISSN: 17553849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBAAF.2008.020648     Document Type: Article

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