researchers and regulators. Since poor bank governance is seen as a major cause of the recent crisis, a deeper understanding is … needed how banks are governed and how bank governance is associated with performance and risk taking. This report deals with … non-executive bank employees provided by an international consulting company. The results indicate that both aspects of …

as follows: (a) bank risk-taking and legal origin are negatively related in our sample countries, (b) Islamic banks are … more stable in English law (common) countries, and (c) bank regulations have a differential effect on Islamic and the … encourage bank risk-taking. The results have several implications for shareholders, regulators, and other key stakeholders. …