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 …

directors holding a PhD on boards of large Czech banks enhances bank stability captured by Z-score. Moreover, we detect risk …-enhancing implications of board size for the segments of building savings societies and small and midsized banks. As for average board tenure …