Ownership structure and bank risk-taking: evidence from Tunisian banks
by Younes Boujelbene, Nabila Zribi
International Journal of Corporate Governance (IJCG), Vol. 1, No. 3, 2009

Abstract: The majority of previous studies have been limited to the study of the insertion of the aspects of ownership structure in the corporate governance of companies without worrying about the incidence of this mechanism on the bank risk-taking. This paper examines the relationship between ownership structure and bank risk-taking over the period 1999-2006 in Tunisia, being an emergent country. We find that the degree of ownership concentration and the identities of proprietors have a relatively strong effect on risk-taking behaviour. The results also indicate that the decision of bank risk-taking is related to other factors such as the bank's size and debts.

Online publication date: Sat, 28-Nov-2009

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