Department of Accounting and Finance, Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAG), Ghana
Research Article
Corporate Governance a Predictor of Banks Failure: Evidence from Registered Commercial Banks in Ghana
Author(s): Victor Marvelous Atsu*
The quantitative study sought to identify corporate governance elements that precipitate commercial banks failure in Ghana and to outline policy recommendations to address those factors to make commercial banks more resilient and profitable. The quantitative study seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge by providing understanding on factors that contributes to banks failure in emerging economy like Ghana. A random sampling approach was used to collect annual report and published financial statement on 21 commercial banks. Based on this data, a fiveyear (5) panel data was formed: using a data range (2012 -2016 multiplied by 21 sampled banks) making a total of one hundred and five (105) observations. A random effect model was used to estimate the relationship between corporate governance elements and banks failure. Next, a correlation analysis was employed to examine the relationsh.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2162-6359.2022.11.625
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