Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between board size and performance in a sample of 174 bank and savings‐and‐loan holding companies, over the period 1995‐2002. Design/methodology/approach – In order to examine the relationship between board of directors' size...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between board size and performance in a sample of 174 bank and savings-and-loan holding companies, over the period 1995-2002. Design/methodology/approach – In order to examine the relationship between board of directors' size and...