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The Impact of Organizational Reform on the Operational Performance of Taiwan’s Commercial Bank: Assessment Using the Camels Rating System

By: Ying-Sing Liu  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2025-0050 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
Language: English
Page range: 439 - 464
Submitted on: Jan 16, 2025
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