Table 5:
Table 5: Convergence in sourcing practices towards cash management banks
Number of relationships |
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Countries: |
Mean and difference from average |
N |
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Mean 1996 |
Diff. 1996 |
Mean 1998 |
Diff. 1998 |
1996 |
1998 |
|
France |
11.3 |
2.78 |
7.1 |
0.36 |
24 |
46 |
Italy |
15.2 |
6.68 |
12.8 |
6.06 |
64 |
118 |
Netherlands |
3.5 |
5.02 |
3.3 |
3.44 |
48 |
90 |
Spain |
9.7 |
1.18 |
7.3 |
0.56 |
68 |
103 |
UK |
2.9 |
5.62 |
3.2 |
3.54 |
138 |
119 |
Average |
8.52 |
(21.28) 4.256 |
6.74 |
(13.96) 2.792 |
Note: Diff. = difference from average mean. A lower average difference from mean indicates lower difference between sourcing policies in the different countries.