Open research questions in Banking Sector Performance and Management
60 gap statements mined from Banking Sector Performance and Management papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 522 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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Lack of awareness among some users. Difficulties faced by non-technical or elderly customers.
Future research can focus on addressing the limitations of the study, such as the common method bias and the limited generalisability of the results. The study suggests that future research can explore the impact of technology self-efficacy on the intention to use online banking.
The study is based entirely on secondary data collected from annual reports and official sources. The analysis is limited to selected public and private sector banks only. The study covers financial performance for a period of five years from 2021 to 2025.
Future studies can apply the CAMEL framework to other industries and sectors to evaluate their financial performance. Future studies can use primary data to validate the findings of this study.
The paper highlights the need for effective governance and transparency in the banking sector.
The study identifies the need to analyze the capital productivity of banks during the post-merger period. The study identifies the gap in the existing literature on the capital productivity of State Bank of India.
Limited research has provided a recent and comprehensive comparison of public and private sector banks by incorporating all five CAMEL dimensions simultaneously. Existing studies offer limited insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of banks across individual CAMEL components.
EVALUATING FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS AND PERFORMANCE OF INDIAN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS USING THE CAMEL FRAMEWORK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOIThe paper suggests that future research should focus on the practical implications of the concept of likit delil. The paper suggests that future research should explore the use of bank letters of guarantee in different contexts.
Banka Teminat Mektupları ile Banka Teminat Mektuplarında Ödeme Talebinin ve Ödemenin Şartları · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the need for a comprehensive analysis of the legal nature and types of bank letters of guarantee.
Banka Teminat Mektupları ile Banka Teminat Mektuplarında Ödeme Talebinin ve Ödemenin Şartları · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies the need for improving the existing theoretical and methodological provisions of managing the financial security of a bank. The importance of taking into account strategic aspects in managing the financial security of a bank has been substantiated.
Management of banking institutions financial security in conditions of the consumer credit market · 2026 · DOIThe lack of a comprehensive analysis of credit risk assessment strategies at Punjab National Bank. The need for a study that evaluates the bank's technological interventions, including the Early Warning System and machine learning-based MSME credit scoring.
Replacing decentralized infrastructure across thousands of rural branches requires substantial capital expenditures. Financed Emission Data Gaps: Tracking precise Scope 3 financed emissions across medium and small enterprise (MSME) portfolios remains complex. Elevated Cyber Risk: As transactions migrate to digital interfaces, systemic vulnerabilities require continuous financial investment in cyber defense layers.
Future research can focus on the impact of green account management practices on the environment. The study of green banking can be extended to other countries and regions.
The study identifies a need for comparative analysis of cooperative banks' performance. The analysis highlights the importance of strategic adaptations in agricultural financing.
The study identifies the need to examine the deposit behavior and its impact on loan disbursement activities. The study identifies the need to analyze the relationship between loans and deposits.
Deposit Behavior and Its Impact on Loan: A Case Study on Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), Bangladesh · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a need for improved credit appraisal and recovery strategies to reduce NPAs. The study highlights the importance of managing NPAs for a bank's financial soundness.
There is a lack of comparative research across ownership categories. Prior studies have focused on specific aspects of financial soundness, but there is a need for a more comprehensive comparison.
The Indian Trusts Act, 1882, does not specifically recognize digital assets. The Act's principles and rules are based on traditional property concepts, which may not be applicable to digital assets. The lack of statutory provisions recognizing digital assets creates difficulties in applying the Act to modern financial transactions.
Expansion in banking operations, increasing competition and technological advancement may influence the efficiency of capital utilization. Bank mergers further increase the necessity of effective capital management.
This study examines only five selected public sector banks over the period 2016–2025 using secondary data sources. The analysis is restricted to financial ratios and descriptive statistics. Factors such as economic conditions, policy changes, customer perceptions, managerial technological developments are not included, which may influence overall performance outcomes.
EVALUATING FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS AND PERFORMANCE OF INDIAN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS USING THE CAMEL FRAMEWORK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOICybersecurity concerns and instances of cyber fraud remain major sources of anxiety among e-banking users.
A review of existing literature reveals that although numerous studies have examined e-banking in India, very few have undertaken a comprehensive comparative analysis of public and private sector banks within a specific state context. Haryana, despite its significant economic growth and digital adoption, has received limited scholarly attention.
The study identifies a gap in the comparison of e-banking services offered by public and private sector banks in Haryana State. The gap in technological innovation and customer satisfaction between public and private sector banks.
Improving Scope 3 tracking transparency for corporate clients. Building stronger digital security defenses. Replicating the bank's approach to reduce environmental footprint in other financial institutions.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of green account management practices in India. The study aims to fill this gap by analyzing the initiatives taken by State Bank of India and Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank.
Most-cited papers in Banking Sector Performance and Management
- A MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROBLEM BANKS · The Journal of Finance · 1975 · 271 citations
- Financial liberalization and bank efficiency: a comparative analysis of India and Pakistan · Applied Economics · 2004 · 130 citations
- Financial Development, Economic Growth and Banking Sector Controls: Evidence from India · The Economic Journal · 1996 · 128 citations
- Developing a framework for assessing sustainable banking performance of the Indian banking sector · Social Responsibility Journal · 2018 · 123 citations
- RESOURCE AND MARKET BASED DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE IN THE U.S. BANKING INDUSTRY · Strategic Management Journal · 1996 · 112 citations
- WHY DO BANKS NEED A CENTRAL BANK? * · Oxford Economic Papers · 1987 · 110 citations
- Regulatory Reform and Productivity Change in Indian Banking · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2012 · 104 citations
- Does Financial Inclusion Spur Economic Growth in India? · The Journal of developing areas · 2017 · 89 citations
- Does Ownership Always Matter?—Evidence from the Indian Banking Industry · Journal of Comparative Economics · 1998 · 83 citations
- Financial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth: Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality? · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2009 · 74 citations
Most recent work
- A Study on Term Loan Performance at Kotak Mahindra Bank, Anantapur · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT · 2026
- CENTRAL BANKING DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) IN INDIA: AWARENESS, ADOPTION AND FUTURE POTENTIAL · International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology & Science · 2026
- " Customer Satisfaction Towards Mobile Banking Services" · 2026
- CAMEL-Based Comparative Analysis of Selected Public and Private Sector Banks · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Analogy of Scheduled Banks in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh · Iconic Research and Engineering Journals · 2026
- Capital Productivity of State Bank of India: A Post Merger Analysis · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 2026
- MODERN BANKING SYSTEM IN INDIA · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- EVALUATING FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS AND PERFORMANCE OF INDIAN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS USING THE CAMEL FRAMEWORK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS · EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review · 2026
- AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF E-BANKING SERVICES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BANKS IN HARYANA STATE · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- The impact of CBDC on bank profitability in China: an analysis based on E-CNY · Risk Management · 2026
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