Title: Performance evaluation of banks using balanced scorecard

Authors: Elham Keshavarz; Masumeh Ftahikenari; Abolfazl Rohani; Seyed Mohammad Bagheri

Addresses: Business Management Department, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran ' Management Department, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The performance evaluation of banks has important results for creditors, investors and stakeholders since it determines banks' capabilities to compete in the sector and has critical importance for the development of the sector. The aim of this study is to propose a fuzzy multi-criteria decision model to evaluate the performance of Iranian banks. The three largest commercial banks of the Iranian banking sector are examined and the performance of each is evaluated. Drawing on the four perspectives of a balanced scorecard (BSC), this research first summarised the evaluation indices synthesised from the literature relating to banking performance. Then, to screen these indices, 22 indices were selected for banking performance evaluation. Furthermore, the relative weights of the chosen evaluation indices were calculated by fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP). As to the prioritisation of BSC's aspects, results indicated that the financial aspect or criterion stands atop the priority list followed by the criteria of customers, learning and growth, and the internal process of the organisation respectively.

Keywords: performance evaluation; balanced scorecard; BSC; fuzzy AHP; analytical hierarchy process; FAHP; bank performance; banking industry; commercial banks; multicriteria decision making; MCDM; Iran.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2014.060781

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2014 Vol.7 No.3, pp.371 - 393

Published online: 07 Jun 2014 *

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