Board Characteristics and Bank Performance: Evidence from Iraq

Autor:	Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Logasvathi A/P Murugiah, Azira Binti Abdul Adzis
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Bank performance corporate governance Panel data Agency theory Economic theory. Demography HB1-3840 Business HF5001-6182 Social sciences (General) H1-99
Zdroj:	JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2616-7476 1998-4162
DOI:	10.31384/jisrmsse/2016.14.1.3
Popis:	This paper presents the key role of corporate governance on the performance of banks in Iraq. This study aims to examine the relationship between board characteristics and bank performance by considering panel data of 24 banks for period 2005-2014 in Iraq. This relationship is estimated by using the panel OLS and regression technique. The findings reveal there is a significant positive relationship between board composition, board size and bank performance. Additionally, findings show that female board of directors is one of the reasons to make down the bank performance in Iraq. Taken together, this study finding recommended to regulators, in particular for the current financial reform of corporate boards.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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