Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Organizational Dynamics and Development in Financial Institutions
A 20 page paper discussing the effects of and the need for change initiatives within finance, primarily within the banking industry. Changes in business and within the financial services industry dictate that financial institutions also change in...
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Banking & The Economy In Guatemala
A 12 page examination of the role of Guatemala's banking system in the evolution of the country's economy. The civil war of 36 years' duration finally came to an end in 1996 and the government seems to have stabilized to the point of being able to...
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Bank Performance In The U.S. Since 1980
A 5 page paper that discuses different aspects relative to bank performance and profitability. Both profitability and ROA have changed dramatically since 1980. These data are offered in three illustrations. Also, factors that have been shown to...
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Interstate Banking
In this 8 page paper the author shows how banking limitations have long restricted consumers from conducting business outside the home state where their account originated. Now, however, with the implementation of interstate banking, people can do...
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Changes & Challenges Facing Small Community Banks
This 6 page paper discusses the changing face and personality of small, community banks. In the face of the many financial mergers of banks throughout the U.S., small communities are finding that their hometown bank may actually have a 'hometown'...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average
An 8 page paper on the Dow Jones industrial average, who started it, how and when it was started, what it consists of, what companies are on it today/past, and its affects on our economy. The paper includes comparison charts to other indices and a...
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Effects Of Demand & Zero Price Elasticity On Dow Jones
A 5 page discussion of how, despite the atrophy experienced by the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 3 decades, that a monetarist-type demand created a zero price elasticity that spared the company from its conservative growth policy, which in turn...
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The Dow Jones Effect on Lexus Purchases
This 3 page essay discusses the past few months of the Dow Jones roller coaster ride and looks at it in terms of the demand for Toyota's luxury auto line, Lexus. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Effects Of Institutional Ownership
A 5 page essay analyzing the effects of institutional ownership. The writer posits that institutional ownership has numerous down-sides including conflict of interest and lack of interest in the management of the company while the entrepreneur...
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Bank Mergers
A 5 page discussion of legal issues and considerations in bank mergers. Primary focus is upon the Federal Bank Holding Company Act and Bank Merger Act. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Wells-Fargo-Norwest Merger
A 9 page paper discussing both pre- and post-merger health of these two banks that have combined to become the 7th largest in the country. Discussed in the paper are such items as capital adequacy, asset quality, liquidity and CAMELS, an...
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Nine Months Of Merger Activity
A 5 page paper discussing the astounding rates of merger activity not only in the US, but all over the world. The writer focuses on the US and uses the financial services industry as its prime example since that industry is the most flamboyant in...
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Bank Mergers and Related Decline in Customer Service
This 5 page paper discusses how decisions made by financial institutions decision to merge leads to a decrease in customer service and increases the motivation for cross-selling of products such as insurance. The report looks specifically at the...
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Salomon / Smith Barney Merger
The acquisition of Salomon by Travelers' in the Fall of 1997 is studied in this 40 page paper. The new company which was created by the deal, Salomon Smith Barney is studied. An analysis considers not only the financial picture of each company, but...
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Salomon / Smith Barney Merger
This 5 page paper looks at the Salomon/Smith Barney merger from an accounting point of view. Several charts are included. Focus is on analysis of figures before and after the merger for Salomon, Smith Barney and Travelers as well. Bibliography lists...
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