This paper reviews the empirical literature on the corporate governance of banks. We start
by highlighting the main differences between banks and nonfinancial firms and focus on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to fill a research gap in the relationship
between corporate governance mechanisms and financial performance of family and non …

ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: Does corporate
governance explain US bank performance during the period leading up to the financial …

This paper explores the impact of internal and external corporate governance practices on
the decision to hold cash in MENA countries. Using430 non-financial firms in the MENA …

This paper analyzes the economic rationale for board regulation in place and for introducing
new regulation in the future. We relate the value of the firm to the use of employee directors …

We investigate whether family controlled firms use dividends, debt and board structure to
exacerbate or mitigate agency problems between controlling and minority shareholders in a …

We examine empirically the relationships amongst managerial entrenchment practices,
social performance, and financial performance. We hypothesize that entrenched managers …

This paper examines the trends and determinants of board structure for a large sample of
UK firms from 1981 to 2002. We extend the predominantly US based literature in a number …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating effect of ownership on
the links between corporate governance and financial performance in the context of …

Agency theory predicts that corporate governance and external audit enhance the
convergence of interests between shareholders and managers. The primary objective of this …