How multiple large shareholders affect bank profitability under the dispersion and the coalition hypotheses? An insight from the MENA region
International Journal of Managerial Finance
ISSN: 1743-9132
Article publication date: 16 April 2020
Issue publication date: 19 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this paper is to examine whether multiple large shareholders and their interactions affect bank profitability in the MENA region.
Design/methodology/approach
To achieve this goal, we used a sample of conventional banks in the MENA region observed during the period 2004–2015. We performed the System Generalized Method of Moment as the empirical approach.
Findings
Empirical results indicate that under the dispersion hypothesis, multiple large shareholders (MLS) tend to reduce bank profitability for both return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). However, under the alignment of interests’ hypothesis, coalition between the first and the second largest shareholder increases bank profitability only for ROA. We also find that an additional large shareholder, beyond the two largest, reduces bank return equity.
Originality/value
To the best of our knowledge, to date, there is no study that investigates the effect of MLS and the bank profitability in the MENA region. Indeed, this study shows the importance of considering ownership composition among large shareholders in banking studies.
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Citation
Boussaada, R. and Hakimi, A. (2021), "How multiple large shareholders affect bank profitability under the dispersion and the coalition hypotheses? An insight from the MENA region", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-05-2019-0201
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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