Increasing Productivity of Commercial Banking Operations: A Systemic Approach

An Institutional Approach to the Law of Commercial Banking

Implementing Lean Tools to Streamline Banking Operations: A Case Study of a Small Lebanese Bank

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the benefits generated from the application of lean tools in banking services. We will highlight on challenges, advantages, and principal success factors for lean implementation. As financial markets are experiencing changes so it’s mandatory to create a streamlined bank to meet the new expectations in a timely manner while continuing to lower operational...

Robust Non-parametric Quantile Estimation of Efficiency and Productivity Change in U.S. Commercial Banking, 1985–2004

This paper uses a new non-parametric, unconditional, hyperbolic order-α quantile estimator to construct a hyperbolic version of the Malmquist index. Unlike traditional non-parametric efficiency estimators, the new estimator is both robust to data outliers and has a root-n convergence rate. We use this estimator to examine changes in the efficiency and productivity of U.S. banks between 1985 and...

Investigating the Performance of the Banking System in Iran: Multi-Frontier Malmquist-Luenberger Productivity Index Approach

  This paper examines the efficiency and productivity of the banking industry in Iran, consideringdifferent ownership system of banks and different definations of bank's output and input. Moreover, in this study, the inclusion of undesirable outputs in the bank's performance is evaluated. The Multi-Frontier Malmquist-Luenberger Productivity Index applied to examine the performance of the bankin...

Size, productivity, and international banking

Heterogeneity in size and productivity is central to models that explain which manufacturing firms export. This study presents descriptive evidence on similar heterogeneity among international banks as financial services providers. A novel and detailed bank-level data set reveals the volume and mode of international activities for all German banks. Only a few, large banks have a commercial pres...