Board Determinants in Banking Industry. An International Perspective

Andr‚s Alonso, Pablo de, Romero Merino, M¦ Elena (), Santamar¡a Mariscal, Marcos () and Eleuterio Vallelado Gonz lez ()
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Romero Merino, M¦ Elena: Facultad de Ciencias Jur¡dicas y Econ¢micas, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes, http://www.uemc.edu/es/Paginas/default.aspx
Santamar¡a Mariscal, Marcos: Departamento de Econom¡a y Administraci¢n de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Burgos, http://www2.ubu.es/ecademp/
Eleuterio Vallelado Gonz lez: Departamento de Econom¡a Financiera y Contabilidad, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Valladolid, http://www5.uva.es/efc//

No 2010-05, Working Papers "New Trends on Business Administration". Documentos de Trabajo "Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas". from Interuniversity Research Master and Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) on "Business Economics", Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca and León (Spain). Until 2008, Interuniversity Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) “New trends in Business Administration”, Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, and Salamanca (Spain). Master en Investigación y Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitarios (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) en "Economía de la Empresa", Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca y León (España). Hasta 2008, Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) “Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas”, Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos y Salamanca (España).

Abstract: We identify the factors influencing the board composition of an international sample of commercial banks over the period 1996?2006. After considering the dual role of the board as monitor and advisor, our analysis shows that no one board composition is optimal for the banking industry and that any such recommendation could harm bank governance. Our results suggest that more complex banks that have a low ownership concentration and are headquartered in a civil law country should have larger and more independent boards.

Keywords: banks; board's determinants; board of directors; corporate governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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