patterns. The paper also suggests an important role for banks in helping predators accumulate, and avoid the disclosure of …

takeovers to test whether group structure, large shareholders, and bank control affect their value to shareholders. First, I … find that takeovers increase bidder value, but generally not that of the business group surrounding it. Second, majority … shareholder. Fourth, the worst takeovers are completed by firms that are majority-controlled by financial institutions. …

takeovers to test whether group structure, large shareholders, and bank control affect their value to shareholders. First, I … find that takeovers increase bidder value, but generally not that of the business group surrounding it. Second, majority … shareholder. Fourth, the worst takeovers are completed by firms that are majority-controlled by financial institutions. …

This study analyzes the effect that banks' investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have on bank … performance. I find that banks' investments in CSR have a positive impact on financial performance, measured in terms of both … constituents value bank CSR activities. I find that CSR-related value creation is primarily a result of banks' external investments …

Recent studies indicate that lending portfoliocomposition in Islamic banks is concentrated towardsdebt-based lending … portfolio; however, the ideal lending portfoliocomposition in Islamic banks should be an equity-based lending portfolio. This … article explores the effects of the internal governance factors on lending portfolio compositionofIslamic banks in the GCC …

(long-term incentive) for commercial banks (conventional and Islamic banks) in MENA countries. Specifically, we take board … Islamic banks in testing these relationships. Using a sample of 65 banks in MENA countries for the period between 2009 and …