multiple regression analysis of annual time series data from 2005-2010 to capture the impact of bank size, credit risk … “there exist statistically insignificant impact of bank size, credit risk, operational efficiency and asset management on …

enjoy a significant reduction in funding costs if affiliation with a bank extended the federal safety net for banks to cover …

the relationship between board structure (size and composition) and bank performance, as well as some determinants of … board structure. We document that mergers and acquisitions activity influences bank board composition, and we provide new … evidence that organizational structure is significantly related to bank board size. We argue that these factors may explain why …

branches. This finding suggests that the board structures of bank with foreign branches might be the causes of agency problem …

Though overall bank performance from July 2007 to December 2008 was the worst since the Great Depression, there is …, except that large banks from countries with more restrictions on bank activities performed better and decreased loans less …. Our evidence poses a substantial challenge to those who argue that poor bank governance was a major cause of the crisis …

The subprime crisis highlights how little we know about bank governance. This paper addresses a long-standing gap in … complexity increases. We conclude that governance regulation should take unique features of bank governance into account …

Romanian banks. The findings are mixed. On one hand, bank M&A in Romania does not result in improved ROE or ROA in the post M …

characteristics (size, composition and functioning of the board) and analyze their impacts on bank performance and bank asset quality … positive impacts on both bank performance and asset quality while bank size has a significantly negative impact on bank … performance. We find new evidence that the degree of bank boards' political connection is negatively correlated with bank …