Does corporate governance explain the quality of bank loan portfolios? Evidence from an emerging economy

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dc.contributor.authorFiador, V.
dc.contributor.authorSarpong-Kumankoma, E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-13T11:35:45Z
dc.date.available2020-07-13T11:35:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-17
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of corporate governance variables on the quality of bank loan portfolios. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a panel-corrected standard errors estimation model with the most recent 11-year data from2006 to 2016 on selected Ghanaian banks. Findings – The findings indicate that corporate governance is relevant within the banking sector and plays a key role in improving loan quality. Having a large board with the attendant pool of expertize, boards with mostly non-executive members and duality of the CEO-board chair can be harnessed to improve bank loan quality. Female participation on boards seems to detract from good performance, creating the impression of tokenism in the Ghanaian banking sector. Originality/value – The study has important implications for board construction within the banking sector and the discourse on bank asset quality. Keywords Corporate governance, Asset quality, Bank loan quality, Banking sector, Gender diversity, Non-performing loans, NPLs, Banks, Financial institutions and services, Corporate finance and governanceen_US
dc.identifier.citationFiador, V. and Sarpong-Kumankoma, E. (2020), "Does corporate governance explain the quality of bank loan portfolios? Evidence from an emerging economy", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-06-2019-0130en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI 10.1108/JFEP-06-2019-0130
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35556
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Financial Economic Policyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1757;6385
dc.subjectCorporate governanceen_US
dc.subjectAsset qualityen_US
dc.subjectBank loan qualityen_US
dc.subjectBanking sectoren_US
dc.subjectGender diversityen_US
dc.subjectNon-performing loansen_US
dc.subjectNPLsen_US
dc.subjectBanksen_US
dc.subjectFinancial institutionsen_US
dc.subjectservicesen_US
dc.subjectCorporate financeen_US
dc.subjectgovernanceen_US
dc.titleDoes corporate governance explain the quality of bank loan portfolios? Evidence from an emerging economyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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