OBJECTIVE analyze and propose a theoretical model that describes blood donor decisions to help staff working in blood banks (nurses and others) in their efforts to capture and retain donors. METHODS analysis of several studies on the motivations to give blood in Spain over the last six years, as well as past literature on the topic, the authors' experiences in the last 25 years in over 15 Non...

The need for organizational governance is currently a major issue in Islamic banks. This important to increase the profitability of banks and investor confidence. research aims examine effect Corporate Governance Maqashid Sharia Index on Firm Value with social responsibility as Moderating Variable. population this used all commercial registered Bank Indonesia (BI) Financial Services Authority (...

Abstract This paper deals with the neglected issue of central banks’ social responsibility. Since banks exert “structural power” on economies as well societies, their power should be regulated and controlled by society through a reliable framework To that aim, this article sheds light ‘why’ ‘how’ bank’s responsibility: I suggest reforms in order to increase legitimacy, while being consistent ma...

In light of the financial crisis, the practice of inflation targeting (IT) has been blamed for authorities’ failure to respond to the increase in financial systemic risk and to the development of asset bubbles. However, utilizing a rich database containing nearly 5500 commercial banks from 70 countries (among which, 22 are IT) for the period 1998–2012, this paper argues that on average, inflati...

The stability of the banking industry around the world has been observed as periodical since the Great Depression. Financial markets have changed dramatically over the last twenty-five years, introducing more competition for and from banks. Banks are the financial institutions responsible for providing liquidity to the economy. This responsibility is, however, the main cause of their fragility....

The medieval banks of continental Europe facilitated trade by serving as payment intermediaries. Depositors commonly would pay one another by transferring bank balances with the aid of overdraft credit. We model this process in an environment of intermediate good exchange with incomplete contract enforcement. Our model suggests that the early banks were capable of accessing the “netting credit”...