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Modeling Risk Management In Banks: Examining Why Banks Fail, Daniel O. Okehi Jan 2015

Modeling Risk Management In Banks: Examining Why Banks Fail, Daniel O. Okehi

2010-2016 Archived Posters

The aim of this research was to determine why there have been persistent bank failures in Nigeria and to investigate whether ineffective risk management in banks, coupled with poor corporate governance practices and nonadherence to regulations (independent variables), play a significant role in the banks' performance(dependent variable).


Financial Resources And Technology To Transition To 450mm Semiconductor Wafer, Thomas Earl Pastore Jan 2015

Financial Resources And Technology To Transition To 450mm Semiconductor Wafer, Thomas Earl Pastore

2010-2016 Archived Posters

Financial models that can be applied by management to build giant wafer foundries to manufacture low cost semiconductor products are demonstrated. This advanced semiconductor technology will likely drive a new frontier called the Internet of Everything, an expected $14 trillion market that will likely contribute to global positive social change.


Factors Affecting Mobile Banking Adoption In The United States, Michel N. Engwanda Jan 2014

Factors Affecting Mobile Banking Adoption In The United States, Michel N. Engwanda

2010-2016 Archived Posters

This quantitative correlational study was focused on how consumers’ perceptions affect their intention to use mobile banking in the United States. Among U.S. consumers with smartphones, Internet access, and a bank account; 68% used Internet, 33% used telephone-based banking, and only 21% engaged in some type of mobile banking activities in 2011. The web-based survey used in this study was derived from the technology acceptance model extended by the innovation diffusion theory. Data were collected by email from a random sample of 398 people in the United States. The structural equation modeling technique was used to analyze data. The results …


Performance Prediction Of Commodity Prices Using Foreign Exchange Futures, Yisa Ajao Jan 2013

Performance Prediction Of Commodity Prices Using Foreign Exchange Futures, Yisa Ajao

2010-2016 Archived Posters

In an experimental quantitative research design, data from the Futures Market for commodities and foreign exchange futures covering 1986-2011 were obtained and addressed. A General Regression Neural Network was overlaid on this data to deduce a time-series prediction model for wheat prices. Performance prediction error was only 4.42%.