Board of Directors and Profitability: The Case of Tunisian Private Banks

Mouna Gouia Ben Zina ()
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Mouna Gouia Ben Zina: Superior Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Sousse, Tunisia

Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 2019, vol. 7, issue 1, 11-17

Abstract: The issue of the impact of the Board of Directors on banking performance is still being discussed. There is indeed a controversy on the topic to the point that drawing clear conclusions is a bit rash. In this paper, our aim then is to extend the issue by measuring the impact of the presence of independent directors, board structure and duality of functions on banking performance. To this end, we use a Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) estimation to study these relationships in a sample of seven private banks in Tunisia observed over the 2008 – 2017 period. We found evidence pointing to the presence of a negative correlation between duality of functions, board size and performance. Conversely, the relationship between independent directors and performance is found to be positive and significant.

Keywords: Banking Performance; Profitability; Independent Director; Board Size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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