2014
DOI: 10.22495/cocv11i2c1p3
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The effect of corporate governance on bank financial performance: evidence from the Arabian Peninsula

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of internal corporate governance mechanisms and control variables, such as bank size and bank age on bank financial performance. The sample of this study comprises of both conventional and Islamic banks operating in the seven Arabian Peninsula countries, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Regression analysis (OLS) is used to test the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on bank financial performance. The results of this st… Show more

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“…Sharia governance is a mechanism used by the Islamic financial institutions to ensure the compliance with the requirements of the Sharia laws and regulations and mitigating the Sharia non-compliance risk (Basuony et al , 2014; Savitri et al , 2020). The uniqueness of the Islamic financial institutions is shown through the abiding of the Sharia law besides following the other laws of the land (Atif et al , 2021a; Hassan et al , 2020).…”
Section: Results Of the Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sharia governance is a mechanism used by the Islamic financial institutions to ensure the compliance with the requirements of the Sharia laws and regulations and mitigating the Sharia non-compliance risk (Basuony et al , 2014; Savitri et al , 2020). The uniqueness of the Islamic financial institutions is shown through the abiding of the Sharia law besides following the other laws of the land (Atif et al , 2021a; Hassan et al , 2020).…”
Section: Results Of the Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some authors (Coles et al, 2008;Khanchel El Mehdi, 2007;Zakaria et al, 2018) assert that independent directors' significant presence improves a company's performance. Likewise, Basuony et al (2014) found a significant relationship between the independent directors' presence and the financial performance of 50 banks in the Arabian Peninsula in 2011. In fact, for Fama & Jensen (1983), having a large percentage of independent external individuals on the board is a good sign for performance through improvements in decision deliberation and board's experience.…”
Section: Administrators' Independence and Performancementioning
confidence: 93%
“…If this happens, then a large number of commissioners has a negative impact on performance. However, Basuony, Mohamed, & Al-Baidhani (2014) found that the number of boards had a positive influence on Tobin-Q, ROA and ROE (Almutairi & Quttainah, 2017). Meanwhile, Guest (2009) states that the number of commissioners has a negative impact on ROA.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%