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This study examines the relevance of bank board structure determinants (board independence, board size and concentrated ownership) on financial performance and level risk taking. In addition, the role of risk taking investigated as mediator variable on relationship between these variables and financial performance. This research contributes to the empirical research, Using a sample of 37 Malaysian Islamic and conventional banks over [2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014]. In This study, The relationship between board structure determinants with level of risk taking and financial performance tested by pooled ordinary least square (OLS), fixed effects model, and generalized method of moments (GMM), however the role of risk taking as mediator variable examined by Baron and Kenny approach and Sobel test. The results shows that board structure have positive and negative relationship with financial performance and level of risk taking respectively. Furthermore, the relationship between board independence and concentrated ownership with financial performance mediate by risk taking.

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The increased competition in the banking industry and banks' efforts to participate in new markets has affected bank performance and credit risk. Their presence in new markets and strong competition from other competitors today makes them face more uncertain situation. Given the importance of this issue, there are few studies about the efficiency calculated with regard to credit risk. Banking literature on this subject is poor. This paper introduces two-stage data envelopment analysis technique for estimation of their efficiency with regard to credit risk, its output and inputs in the first and second stage. Non-performing loans is output to proxy credit risk.