Does corporate governance affect bank performance? A bibliometric analysis and future directions

Abstract

Even though the majority of corporate governance research has focused on nonfinancial companies, this study highlights the growing importance of corporate governance among banks, which are essential to the nations' economic growth. In order to provide a systematic and scientific mapping of corporate governance and bank performance, the study focusses at the fundamental variables. It makes use of research papers from the Dimensional database that were published in English between 2008 and 2022. Citation analysis and bibliographical coupling are presented in the study, which also uses VOSviewer software for scientific mapping. To identify the major authors, nations, journals, and current publication trends, a total of 259 research papers were selected and analysed. According to the findings, there has been an increase in interest in the relationship between corporate governance and bank performance. It was found that the corporate governance and bank performance variables in the literature were being studied alongside other variables or areas. These variables include bank externalities, corporate governance index, risk management, intellectual capital, sustainability, political connections, gender diversity on the board, risk profile, customer services, financial innovation, and green banking. The current study shall be useful for researchers, decision makers and general public to acquaint to research trends, and citation and publication status.