THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON RISK PROPENSITY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE - An empirical study of their relations in the banking sector

The aim of this dissertation is to study the influence of differently composed boards of directors, on the firm performance and the companies’ risk propensity. Thereby, the boards of the fifty largest financial institutions worldwide over the period 2005-2008 are studied. The particular focus lies o...

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Main Authors: Schlemmbach, Katja, Radlach, Peggy
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan Kristianstad, Institutionen för ekonomi 2009
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-4798