The aim of the article is to interpret Heidegger’s theory of understanding as a specific contribution to the investigation of human action. First, Heidegger’s notion of understanding as practical copying is explained and is distinguished from the analytic theory of action based on the concept of intention. Second, the possibility of grasping intentional action as an answer to the situation of disturbed understanding is analysed against the background of Heidegger’s concept of the worldliness of the world. The article attempts to supplement Heidegger’s conception. The genesis of intentional action may be sought in the notion of the identity of self-understanding that is grounded in Dasein’s elaboration of the overall interpretation of the world and in Dasein’s explicit reflexion of the possibilities of his or her own existence. In this context, the relationship between the analysis of action and the lifeworld concept is outlined and it is stressed that theoretical reflection may play an important role in deliberation over possibilities of action. At the end of the article, Gadamer’s concepts of dialogue and play are employed to highlight some conditions that result from social dimension of action and restrict the formulation of intentions. The article approaches Heidegger’s notion of understanding in an unorthodox way: through a hermeneutical dialogue with different interpretative and philosophical positions.
In the context of initiation of economic reforms in general and changes in policies and regulations of the banking sector in particular, the present paper attempts to examine the structure-conduct-performance relationships in Indian banking sector. It is observed that there have been changes in the market structure of Indian banking sector, conducts of the banks and their performance in the post-reform era, especially during the last decade, though the changes have not been significant in every aspect. Using a panel dataset of 59 banks operating in India during 1999-2000 to 2008-2009 and applying the two-stage least squares (2SLS) method of estimation, the paper finds that there exist strong inter-linkages amongst structure of the market, banks’ conduct and their financial performance. While market share of a bank depends directly on its market size, asset base, selling efforts, and past financial performance, its selling efforts vary directly with market share, asset base, and past financial performance. On the other hand, returns on assets of a bank vary directly with its market share, but inversely with its asset base and selling efforts. The regression results essentially suggest for multidirectional and dynamic SCP relationships in Indian banking sector. It is also found that the nature of ownership has significant influence on market share, selling efforts and financial performance of the banks. As compared to the nationalised banks, market share of the private banks (both domestic and foreign) is found to be lower. But private banks make greater selling efforts and have better financial performance vis-à-vis their public sector counterparts
W ostatnich latach zachowania banków znacznie odbiegały od pożądanych standardów etycznych, o czym świadczy rosnąca skala kar finansowych nakładanych na instytucje finansowe. Według wiedzy autora brakuje obecnie w Polsce szczegółowych badań dotyczących etyki w bankowości, co uniemożliwia ocenę, na ile etyczne są instytucje kredytowe. W efekcie głównym miernikiem poziomu etyki w danej instytucji jest obecnie wysokość kar nakładanych przez organy administracyjne, UOKiK lub KNF. Jednocześnie wydaje się, że brakuje obecnie regulacji i rekomendacji odnoszących się kompleksowo do pojęcia conduct, za czym idzie brak kompetencji któregokolwiek organu do „wymuszenia” na instytucjach finansowych, by zachowywały się bar- dziej etycznie. W Wielkiej Brytanii od kilku lat prowadzone jest nowatorskie badanie poziomu przestrzegania norm etycznych w bankach. Aby mechanizm premiowania zachowań etycznych był skuteczny, musi motywować do działania przede wszystkim akcjonariuszy banku, a nie jego szeregowych pracowników. W niniejszym opracowaniu zaproponowano nowe rozwiązanie regulacyjne mające na celu nagradzanie etycznych zachowań banków. Polegałoby ono na okresowej ocenie, na podstawie badania ankietowego oraz jakościowego (będącego rozbudowaną wersją przytoczonego badania z Wielkiej Brytanii), jak bardzo etyczny w swoich działaniach biznesowych jest dany bank. Na podstawie wyniku takiego badania, KNF mógłby obniżyć lub podnieść miękki wymóg kapitałowy o jeden punkt procentowy.
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The issue of ethics in banks is quite complex. The behaviour of banks in recent years significantly deviated from the desired ethical standards. The scale of financial fees imposed on financial institutions is has also been growing. In Poland, the lack of research devoted to conduct makes the assessment of the level of compliance impossible, especially since it would be too superficial to link this assessment of individual banks solely to fines imposed by the PFSA. At the same time it seems that the current lack of conduct regulations sensu stricto do not have a sufficient (direct) impact on the real operations of banks, and the supervisors lack the competence to force financial institutions to behave more ethically. In the United Kingdom, for several years now, an innovative study has been conducted measuring the level of compliance with conduct in credit institutions. In order for the mechanism for awarding ethical behaviour to be effective, it must motivate the action of the bank’s shareholders rather than its employees. This paper proposes a new regulatory solution aimed at rewarding the ethical behaviour of banks. It would consist of a six-month assessment of the ethics of banks in Poland, conducted on the basis of a survey and a qualitative study (being an extended version of the cited study from the United Kingdom). Based on the results of such a study, the PFSA could reduce or increase the soft capital requirement by one percentage point.
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