scholarly journals Social welfare and bank performance: evidence from a stochastic neural hybrid MCDM approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Maredza ◽  
Peter Wanke ◽  
Jorge Antunes ◽  
Roberto Pimenta ◽  
Yong Tan
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Wealth Concentration ◽  
Ideal Solutions ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Distinctive Aspect

PurposeThis paper investigates the endogenous relationships between banking performance and social welfare in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive three-stage multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach based on alternative informational assumptions is applied.FindingsResults indicate that banking performance is paradoxically associated with stagnant economic activity and higher wealth concentration for the minority. The authors found that SADC banking performance promotes higher Human Development Index (HDI) standards possibly via efficient financial intermediation, dissemination of best managerial practices and other forms of positive spillovers in these countries.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the MCDM literature by simultaneously exploring the key concepts of “utility functions” (using COPRAS) and “distance to ideal solutions” (using TOPSIS) in mapping and explaining the feedback and cause-effect processes between banking performance and social welfare that may exist. Another distinctive aspect is related to the computation of bias-free criteria weights, using a robust SWARA order-rank based on information entropy. Finally, this paper is concerning the endogeneity measurement, using a novel stochastic structural relationship non-linear programme.

Risk-based capital regulation revisited: evidence from the early 2000s

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Hogan ◽  
Neil R. Meredith ◽  
Xuhao (Harry) Pan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Capital Regulation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Performance ◽  
Capital Ratios ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Capital Regulations

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to replicate Avery and Berger’s (1991) analysis using data from 2001 through 2011. Although risk-based capital (RBC) regulation is a key component of US banking regulation, empirical evidence of the effectiveness of these regulations has been mixed. Among the first studies of RBC regulation, Avery and Berger (1991) provide evidence from data on US banks that new RBC regulations outperformed old capital regulations from 1982 through 1989. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from the Federal Reserve’s Call Reports, the authors compare banks’ capital ratios and RBC ratios to five measures of bank performance: income, standard deviation of income, non-performing loans, loan charge-offs and probability of failure. Findings – Consistent with Avery and Berger (1991), the authors find banks’ risk-weighted assets to be significant predictors of their future performance and that RBC ratios outperform regular capital ratios as predictors of risk. Originality/value – The study improves on Avery and Berger (1991) by using an updated data set from 2001 through 2011. The authors also discuss some potential limitations of this method of analysis.

Initiating, challenging and improving knowledge in organizational contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Mariano
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how organizational knowledge interacts with artifacts and what determinants, driving processes and outcomes govern these interactions in organizational contexts. Design/methodology/approach A case study is used and data collected is from a US engineering and consulting company. Findings Findings suggested three major driving processes specifically initiating, challenging and improving and several related determinants and outcomes that governed the interaction between organizational knowledge and artifacts over time. Research limitations/implications This study has limitations related to the nature and dimension of the case selected. Practical implications This study provides a means to explain how organizations hold existing knowledge and what determinants, driving processes and outcomes govern the interactions between knowledge and artifacts to assist managerial practices and improve performance. Originality/value This paper contributes to the current debate on organizational knowledge and provides some empirical evidence of how knowledge interacts with artifacts in organizational contexts.

Through the lens of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
Fiona MacVane Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Review Section ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Review Editor ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Individual Issue

PurposeThe purpose of the IJHG Review is to enable readers to gain a quick overview of articles contained in an individual issue.Design/methodology/approachAll current articles are read by the Review Editor who then prepares the Review.FindingsCommon themes are identified and key concepts are extracted from each article.Practical implicationsThe Review enables readers to prioritize articles of the greatest interest to them.Originality/valueThe originality value of the IJHG Review is that no other Emerald Journal offers a Review section of this kind.

Statistical and bibliometric analysis of financial innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-319
Author(s):  
Ting-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Jin-Lung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Liquidity Risk ◽  
Financial Innovation ◽  
Bank Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Innovations ◽  
Financial News ◽  
Financial Technology

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the characteristics of the literature related to financial innovation, because financial technology (fintech) has been appropriately applied in academic circles as well as in the policy-making arena. The authors further estimate the implications of financial innovations for bank performance and liquidity risk. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample of commercial banks operating in Taiwan over the period 2010–2017 and utilize three proxies for financial innovation including R&D expenditures, financial patents (i.e. innovation applications) and financial news such as that concerning fintech (i.e. innovation intentions). Findings The effects of financial innovation on bank performance are mixed, with too much of R&D expenditures having the worst bank performance, whereas innovation intentions benefit their performance. The paper concludes that financial innovation does increase banks’ liquidity risk, thus supporting the innovation-fragility hypothesis. Originality/value It is an important issue in academic circles as well as in the policy-making arena to ensure that financial innovation has been appropriately applied.

scholarly journals Fineman and vulnerability

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Ian Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Philosopher

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue that the work of the American feminist political and legal philosopher, Martha Fineman can be the basis for a shift away from the proceduralism and managerialism that has come to dominate social work practice. Design/methodology/approach This paper’s work is based on the application of Fineman’s work to social welfare settings. Findings Fineman’s work calls for a radical rethinking of our notions of autonomy and vulnerability. Originality/value This paper applies Fineman’s work to this field.

Science mapping the most-cited publications on workplace learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Visal Moosa ◽  
Mariyam Shareefa
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Concepts

Purpose This study aims to use science mapping to explore the knowledge base on workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach The analyses were based on the 100 most-cited articles out of the 7,469 results that were generated by the search on SCOPUS database. Bibliometric analyses such as keyword occurrence, co-authorship network and bibliometric coupling network were conducted using VOSviewer. Findings The results indicated that scholarly work in the area of workplace learning is on the rise while emphasising the need for contributions from Eastern and Asian perspectives. It was also found that scholarly work on workplace learning can be classified into two major schools of thought, namely, one that revolves around learning communities and other around communities of practice. Finally, analysis of the top-journals revealed that many of them have a close association with the field of education. Research limitations/implications This analysis is based on a single database. Nonetheless, scholars looking forward to research and publish on the topic may consider the key concepts and journals identified in this review. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no other study on bibliometric analysis of the topic has been conducted. This study contributes to the knowledge base on workplace learning by science mapping the existing knowledge.

The meaningfulness of managerial work: case of Taiwanese employees

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien-Chun Chen ◽  
Amber Yun-Ping Lee ◽  
I-Heng Chen ◽  
Hsin-Li Wu
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Work Meaningfulness ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Task Significance

Purpose The importance and benefit of work meaningfulness has been recognized from many previous studies. The purpose of this study aimed at how employees in Taiwan sense their work as meaningful by introducing prosocial motivation along with two organizational-related factors – task significance and external prestige. Design/methodology/approach In total, 451 questionnaires were used to analyze the relationships among task significance, external prestige, prosocial motivation and work meaningfulness. Findings The results confirm the research hypotheses. This study advanced our understanding of how work meaningfulness arises through an integration of an individual’s psychological state with work contexts. The implications for managerial practices and future research are discussed. Originality/value This research represented an initial empirical test for measuring these constructs in Taiwanese society. While all the measurements have good reliabilities, it is only a good start. The examination of these constructs using these measurements needs additional research, preferably, in different cultural and industrial contexts.

Recovery and dementia: promoting choice and challenging controversy

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 297-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Louise Hammond ◽  
Conrad Debney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Person With Dementia ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a viewpoint about why people with dementia should be able to choose Recovery and how this approach might be experienced by them. Design/methodology/approach This paper addresses some key challenges to accepting Recovery as an approach for people with dementia by making comparisons with people with mental health difficulties. It then discusses key concepts of Recovery using the connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment framework and how each one might be experienced by the person with dementia. Findings The challenges which cause concerns about the applicability of Recovery to people with dementia are shared by people with mental health difficulties, therefore Recovery should be perceived as an approach suitable for anyone regardless of their diagnosis. Recovery for people with dementia could mean: connecting to the self, others and the world to promote feelings of purposefulness; having hope for the here and now; preserving one’s identity; finding meaning in retaining skills and incorporating dementia into one’s life; and, feeling empowered by keeping one’s mind working, adopting a positive attitude, having control and making decisions. Practical implications People with dementia can choose to access Recovery, and commonly voiced concerns can be answered and supported with evidence. Originality/value This is one of the only papers written to provide an understanding of how Recovery might be experienced by people living with dementia, and directly answers some concerns.

Multicriteria analysis for benchmarking sustainability development

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hepu Deng
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Modified Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ideal Solutions ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Concept Of Information

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to formulate the process of measuring and benchmarking the performance of sustainability development of organizations as a multi-criteria analysis problem and presents an objective approach for solving the problem in a simple manner. Design/methodology/approach – An objective approach is developed for benchmarking the sustainability development performance of individual organizations in the context of multi-criteria analysis. The relative importance of the sustainability indicators is determined independent of the subjective preferences of the decision maker using the concept of information entropy. A modified technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solutions is used for effectively incorporating the objective indicator weights into the process of determining the overall performance of sustainability development of each organization. As a result, an unbiased overall ranking of individual organizations on the performance of their sustainability development can be obtained. Findings – The proposed approach is applicable for measuring and benchmarking the performance of organizational sustainability development through the presentation of an example. Originality/value – The originality of the paper is on the development of the objective approach within the context of multi-criteria analysis for measuring and benchmarking the performance of sustainability development of individual organizations.

scholarly journals ELECTRE tree: a machine learning approach to infer ELECTRE Tri-B parameters

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-608
Author(s):  
Gabriela Montenegro Montenegro de Barros ◽  
Valdecy Pereira ◽  
Marcos Costa Roboredo
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Majority Vote ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ensemble Technique ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Electre Tri ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Second Procedure ◽  
Decision Boundaries

PurposeThis paper presents an algorithm that can elicitate (infer) all or any combination of elimination and choice expressing reality (ELECTRE) Tri-B parameters. For example, a decision maker can maintain the values for indifference, preference and veto thresholds, and the study’s algorithm can find the criteria weights, reference profiles and the lambda cutting level. The study’s approach is inspired by a machine learning ensemble technique, the random forest, and for that, the authors named the study’s approach as ELECTRE tree algorithm.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the authors generate a set of ELECTRE Tri-B models, where each model solves a random sample of criteria and alternates. Each sample is made with replacement, having at least two criteria and between 10% and 25% of alternates. Each model has its parameters optimized by a genetic algorithm (GA) that can use an ordered cluster or an assignment example as a reference to the optimization. Finally, after the optimization phase, two procedures can be performed; the first one will merge all models, finding in this way the elicitated parameters and in the second procedure, each alternate is classified (voted) by each separated model, and the majority vote decides the final class.FindingsThe authors have noted that concerning the voting procedure, nonlinear decision boundaries are generated and they can be suitable in analyzing problems of the same nature. In contrast, the merged model generates linear decision boundaries.Originality/valueThe elicitation of ELECTRE Tri-B parameters is made by an ensemble technique that is composed of a set of multicriteria models that are engaged in generating robust solutions.

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