This paper provides a comprehensive systematic literature review (SLR) of existing
international accounting and finance research on the structure, characteristics, and diversity …

Abstract Research Question/Issue The role of the board chair has become increasingly
complex in recent decades. Research on corporate governance has called for and has …

We find that shareholder-friendly corporate governance is associated with higher stand-
alone and systemic risk in the banking sector. Specifically, shareholder-friendly corporate …

Banks play a key role in society and are crucial for economic development. The existing
literature finds a positive association between bank performance and sustainability, but …

The view that the independent directors of large banks should contribute to safeguarding the
interests of bank creditors and taxpayers, by exercising a stringent risk oversight of bank …

The purpose of this study is to extend the previous literature on the dividend payout and
corporate social responsibility nexus by considering internal and external contingencies. We …

In the context of the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act of 1978 (Interlocks
Act), we investigate the structure and implications of the professional connections among …

This is the first attempt to address the impact of institutional quality on post-GFC bank risk-
taking behavior. This study is conducted on 730 banks from 19 emerging countries covering …

We report new evidence on the bank and institutional determinants of Islamic bank capital
ratios in 28 countries between 1999 and 2013. Overall, we find that smaller, more profitable …

We examine whether increasing financial expertise among independent directors facilitates
bank capital decisions that promote financial stability. We find US banks with more financial …