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Navigating board dynamics: Configuration analysis of corporate governance’s factors and their impact on bank performance

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  • Safdar Husain Tahir
  • Sadeen Ghafoor
  • Muhammad Zulfiqar
  • Mushtaq A Sajid
  • Huma Illyas

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This research utilizes the fsQCA technique to investigate how a combination of corporate governance conditions or factors collectively influences the performance of banks. Examining key elements such as board size, busy directors, independent directors, CEO duality, and women on the board, the research employs data collected from the annual reports of 30 banks spanning from 2010 to 2020. The necessary condition analysis (NCA) underscores that no individual condition or factor is indispensable for the ultimate outcome. Nevertheless, the sufficiency analysis reveals distinct solutions, each representing a unique set of conditions or factors sufficient to generate the outcome. The study concludes that the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and bank performance is complex and multifaceted, with neither ROA nor ROE reliant on a singular input condition or factor. The theoretical contributions of the findings align with or partially support various theories and propositions within the realm of corporate governance. Notably, the application of fsQCA contributes to enhance the methodological understanding of corporate governance studies in existing literature.

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  • Safdar Husain Tahir & Sadeen Ghafoor & Muhammad Zulfiqar & Mushtaq A Sajid & Huma Illyas, 2024. "Navigating board dynamics: Configuration analysis of corporate governance’s factors and their impact on bank performance," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(5), pages 1-21, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0300283
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300283
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