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The relationship between the boards characteristics and the risk management of the Romanian banking sector
Bunea, Mariana; Dinu, Vasile - In: Journal of business economics and management 21 (2020) 5, pp. 1248-1268
The main objective of this research is to analyse the relationship between the board of director' structure of the banks from the Romanian bank sector, the capital demands and the risk management in what concerns these relationships. Regarding the structure of the board of directors, their size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271748
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The impact of institutions on bank governance and stability : evidence from African countries
Mutarindwa, Samuel; Schäfer, Dorothea; Stephan, Andreas - 2018
This paper sheds new light on how African countries’ legal systems and institutions influence the governance and stability of their banks. We find that institutional factors, in particular the legal family of origin, political stability, contract enforcement and strength of investor protection...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865442
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Estimating the risk of financial distress using a multi-layered governance criterion : insights from Middle Eastern and North African banks
Gerged, Ali Meftah; Marie, Mohamed; Elbendary, Israa - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-22
In this study, we explored the association of bank-level governance and state-level governance with the likelihood of banks' financial distress in developing economies. Using a panel data sample of 954 bank-year observations of 106 conventional banks across 14 Middle Eastern and North African...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014284346
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Determinants of Bank Board Structure in Ghana
Adusei, Michael - 2012
The paper investigates the determinants of bank board structure in Ghana and finds that the Scope of Operations Hypothesis could explain the variation in board size but not board independence. On the other hand, the Board Monitoring Hypothesis could only explain the variation in board...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113744
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Does Board Structure in Banks Really Affect Their Performance?
Pathan, Shams - 2012
) period (1997–2002), the positive effect of gender diminishes in both the post-SOX (2003–2006) and the crisis periods (2007 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013114373
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Did Good Corporate Governance Improve Bank Performance During the Financial Crisis?
Vähämaa, Emilia - 2012
This paper focuses on the effects of corporate governance on bank performance during the financial crisis of 2008 … associated with higher profitability and better stock market performance amidst the crisis. Our empirical findings on the effects … have had negative effects on stock market valuations of banks amidst the crisis. Nevertheless, we document that banks with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013115321
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Determinants of Minority Shareholder Rights in the Thai Banking Sector
Kanthapanit, Chinnapat - 2011
This paper describes the results of a study supported by the Thai Stock Exchange, that examined the relationship of five factors, family ownership, legal protection for investors, corporate governance practice of shareholder rights, cash flow and bank performance, to minority shareholder rights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117873
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The Failure of Corporate Governance and the Limits of Law : British Banks and the Global Financial Crisis
Tomasic, Roman - 2011
The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008 has demonstrated the fragility of prevailing corporate governance ideas and … Northern Rock was a pivotal event in the UK during the crisis as it for the first time focused closer government and private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121820
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Corporate Governance and Efficiency in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Poudel, Ravi Prakash - 2012
The 1997-1998 economic crises in the Asian countries highlighted the importance of corporate governance. In developing countries such as Nepal, a good governance of banks is crucial for the survival of its economy. This study investigates the impact of corporate governance on efficiency of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099213
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Corporate Governance and Bank Performance : The Case of Bangladesh
Hoque, Mohammad Ziaul - 2013
Though a large body of empirical studies on corporate governance have emerged during the last decade, most of them were related to non-bank firm governance and have narrowly focused on the bank governance issues. As such the objective of this paper is to narrow down this gap and to contribute to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087650