The Impact of Private Ownership Structure on Risk Taking by Pakistani Banks: An Empirical Study

Authors

  • Muhammad Sajjad Hussain
  • Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, 06010, Kedah State, Malaysia.
  • Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, 06010, Kedah State, Malaysia.
  • Abdelnaser Omran Ali Bright Star University, El-Brega city, Libya.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2018.0603.0050

Keywords:

Ownership structure, Risk-taking, Regulations, Banks of Pakistan

Abstract

The financial crisis of 2007-09 was converted the focus of researchers and regulators toward bank risk-taking and this study is also analyzed the private ownership structure impact on Pakistani bank’s risk-taking. This study selects the all Pakistani private banks for investigation and data is collected from financial statements from 2005 to 2016. Most of the past studies found a negative impact of private ownership structure on bank risk-taking and this study is also indicated the negative relationship between private ownership and bank risk-taking. On the other, non-performing loans are double than the international standards that highlighted the owner’s attention toward high risky investments for high return. Thus, this study suggests that check this relationship with other factors that forced the owner’s behavior toward risk.

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Author Biographies

Muhammad Sajjad Hussain

Deparment of Management Sciences, The Superior College, Lahore Pakistan

Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, 06010, Kedah State, Malaysia.

Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business.

Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, 06010, Kedah State, Malaysia.

Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business.

Abdelnaser Omran Ali, Bright Star University, El-Brega city, Libya.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

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Published

2018-09-30

How to Cite

Hussain, M. S., Musa, M. M. B. M., Musa, M. M. B. M., & Ali, A. O. (2018). The Impact of Private Ownership Structure on Risk Taking by Pakistani Banks: An Empirical Study. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(3), 325–337. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2018.0603.0050

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