Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: Evidence from Macedonia

Fidanoski, Filip and Mateska, Vesna and Simeonovski, Kiril (2013): Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: Evidence from Macedonia. Published in: Proceedings [CD- ROM] of 16th International Students’ Conference, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ege University, Izmir. (April 2013)

Abstract

The role of banks is integral to the economic development of any country. Given the renewed attention on the corporate governance in banks with the global financial crises, this paper investigates the relevance of board size, board composition and CEO qualities in the banks and their performance. Thus, the following paragraphs will elaborate on the development of hypotheses to test whether good corporate governance system can contribute towards higher banks performance. This research is different from other studies, both practical and theoretical, as the object of study is commercial banks in developing country.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: bank performance, board composition, board size, capital requirement, corporate governance, developing countries, diversity, Macedonia.
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G20 - General; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G30 - General; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G34 - Mergers ; Acquisitions ; Restructuring ; Corporate Governance; K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law > K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law

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