Banking Governance Parameters Differentiated by size: Impact on Agency Cost

Riyanka Baral and Debasis Patnaik

Indian Journal of Corporate Governance, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 86-109

Abstract: Large banks and small banks can impact agency costs differently. The current study considers a panel data of 30 Indian banks before the merger to reveal the relationship between agency cost and board composition using panel regression models. The agency cost is reflected in three measures: Asset turnover ratio, free cash flow and leverage ratio. Board composition is sub-divided into three groups: board structure, board independence and board diversity. The finding of the study for large banks shows that former CEO, number of employee representatives on board, independent chairperson, CEO duality, bank age and size impacts agency cost. On the other hand, for small banks, results prove that bank age, employee representative on board and CEO duality significantly affects agency cost. Therefore, in the current Indian context of banking merger and governmental directives to increase lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, the focus should be shifted more on increasing managerial productivity and increasing leverage. Hence, the emphasis should not be on increasing governmental representatives on the banking board but to enhance bank governance quality and its monitoring. To this end, the current article can potentially provide valuable insights for sustainable and real economic outcomes.

Keywords: Agency cost; governance; banks; CEO duality; employee representation on board (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/09746862211007041

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