The study analyzes the relationship between the board diversity and some profiles of the operating performance of BoD.The research is based on a sample of 237 Italian listed firms during the period 2007-2009.The results show a positive relationship between the monitoring activity and the...

The paper aims to evaluate the quality of the corporate governance information published by Italian listed banks in the period 2010-2012. The results may interest banks, regulators and supervisors to highlight possible areas of improvement. It can also represent a starting point to define...

This paper examines the determinants of shareholder value creation for a large sample of European banks. By using a panel data model, we find that bank profits and shareholder value are positively influenced by cost and profit efficiency, operational risk exposure, unexpected credit losses and...