期刊名称:International Journal of Economics and Finance
印刷版ISSN:1916-971X
电子版ISSN:1916-9728
出版年度:2011
卷号:3
期号:2
页码:133
DOI:10.5539/ijef.v3n2p133
出版社:Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要:This study seeks to ascertain and document the extent to which investment in IT by banks in Ghana can impact on their profitability using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework. The study uses the extensive panel dataset of 15 banks sampled from the Ghanaian banking industry over a 10-year period (1998-2007. The study finds that banks which maintain high levels of investments in IT increased return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE).