Estimating and analyzing the efficiency and productivity of bank branches: Evidence from Greece

Managerial Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-218

  Gaganis, Chrysovalantis ^a   Liadaki, Aggeliki ^a   Doumpos, Michael ^a   Zopounidis, Constantin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Banks; Commercial banks; Data analysis; Greece

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015687518     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350910923518     Document Type: Article

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