Risk Management, Board Characteristics and Performance in the Tunisian Lending Institutions

Ahmed Zemzem and Oumeima Kacem
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Ahmed Zemzem: University of Sousse, Sahloul III PO box 40, Sousse 4054, Tunisia
Oumeima Kacem: University of Sousse, Sahloul III PO box 40, Sousse 4054, Tunisia

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 2014, vol. 3, issue 1, 186-200

Abstract: The aim of our research is to investigate the relationship between risk management, corporate governance and performance in lendinginstitutions. Mainly, this research seeks to examine the effect of risk management and some board’s featureson financial performance. Empirical analyses are conducted from a sample of 17Tunisian lendinginstitutions over the period 2002-2011 using an OLS regression. The study shows that board size affect performance significantly. Most importantly, the existence of a risk committee within the institution has a negative and significant effect on performance.

Keywords: Risk management; Corporate governance; Board of directors; Performance; Lending institutions; Tunisia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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