Financial Management

This book contributes to the literature on foreign banking by investigating three research questions. First, what is the importance of foreign banks in Central and Eastern Europe? Next, are the motives of foreign banks to become active in Central and Eastern Europe related to the mode of entry? Third, does foreign ownership affect bank profitability and bank efficiency and what is the role of the institutional environment in this respect?

In 1997, ABN AMRO defined and globally implemented its four corporate values: integrity, respect, teamwork and professionalism. After the implementation process the question remained whether the employees of ABN AMRO around the world had received the corporate values differently because of their various cultural characteristics.

This volume offers a unique perspective on microfinance, an issue traditionally dominated by economists and policymakers. Drawing on the rich traditions of anthropology and sociology, Livelihood and Microfinance explores how livelihood approaches could lead to a better understanding of saving and credit behavior, and how such an understanding could help the design of finance for development.

Sustainability in Finance gives a theoretical foundation for current best practices among banks in developed countries. The book presents a wealth of practical cases and examples and analyses developments at major mainstream banks in the world.