The aim of this research is the analysis of management ability using accounting and corporate governance criteria and also artificial intelligence. The primary independent variables in this study include regulatory variables (characteristics of corporate governance and audit committee) and accounting variables (performance and risk criteria). We took advantage of Demirjian index to measure mana...

Fuzzy logic has been widely used in machinery, robotics, and industrial engineering. This chapter introduces the use of fuzzy logic for the needs of financial management. The process of globalization has led to the emergence of a complex network of relationships in the business environment. In a free market economy, this means increased complexity and uncertainty of factors affecting the financ...

New security designs, improvements in computer and telecommunications technology and advances in the theory of finance have led to revolutionary changes in the structure of financial markets and institutions. This paper provides a functional perspective on the dynamics of institutional change and uses a series of examples to illustrate the breadth and depth of institutional change that is likel...

When a financial damage has been inflicted, perpetrators can satisfy victims’ outcome related concerns by providing a financial compensation. Few studies have investigated, however, whether overcompensation (i.e., compensation that is greater than the damage suffered) is more beneficial than equal compensation (i.e., compensation that covers the exact damage suffered). The results of four studi...

Although financial management is a significant issue for children, few studies offer empirical findings concerning the influences of game-based environments on children’s learning. Thus, this study investigates how digital games can serve as a favorable environment to help children learn about financial management. We first develop a digital game, and then conduct a case study with 29 fifth-gra...

BACKGROUND Universal health coverage is high on national health agendas of many countries at the moment. Absence of financial hardship is a key component of universal health coverage and should be monitored regularly. However, relevant household survey data, which is traditionally needed for this analysis is not frequently collected in most countries and in some countries, has not been collecte...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of non-financial information analysis and risk-return analysis along with financial information in increasing the selected banks and financial institutions of Tehran Stock Exchange portfolio efficiency. To evaluate the efficiency of the portfolio, the Treynor's ratio was used and attempted to determine the Treynor's ratio of the selected opt...