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Measuring the board’s members effect on banks’ performance: an application to Portugal
Vitor Manuel Morais Pereira (Pereira, V. M. M.); José Filipe (Filipe, J. A.);
Journal Title
International Journal of Latest Trends in Finance and Economics Sciences
Year (definitive publication)
2015
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
This paper provides a model for analyzing the relationship between boards’ members characteristics and companies performances. In this paper, Portuguese Banks were studied. An index was used to measure the educational qualifications of Banks boards´ members in order to quantify their impact on banks’ performance. Results show that there is a significant influence of education index over banks ROAE but not over banks ROAA.
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Keywords
Board’s characteristics,Bank performance,Corporate governance,Boards of directors,Educational background,Portuguese banks
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UID/GES/00315/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia