Corporate governance and bank performance - a study of First Bank Nigeria Plc Department: Banking and Finance By: cleodolph16 Project ID: 3090 Rating: (3.2) votes: 11Rate this project12345 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study investigates the effect of corporate governance and bank performance in Nigeria. Early analyses of Corporate Governance, explains classical management period, differentiated between leader and follower characteristics. Governance is the lifeblood of any organization and its importance cannot be underestimated. Corporate governance in today’s banking industry in Nigeria is a tough business. Organization leaders face a number of challenges as their jobs and the world around them become increasingly complex. Trends, such as organizational restructuring, globalization, rapid technological advances, cultural complexity and increasing demand for employee empowerment requires that managers adopt techniques and style of governance to meet these new challenges thus efficiency in resources mobilization, allocation, utilization and enhancement of organizational performance depends to a large extent, on governance but such is yet to be realized in real life situation of most organizations because of leadership style they adopt. The study also aimed at investigating the corporate governance and bank performance considering First bank Plc as the case study and the purpose of this study was to identify the style or styles of corporate governance adopted by the managers, and examine its effect on banks’ performance, which invariably translated to bank performance. Keywords: Performance, Bank, Governance, Corporate ...Preview Download Preview +Other Banking and Finance project topics and materials you might be interested in»The role of central bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the development of Nigeria financial sector»Appraisal of the economic implication of electronic banking in Nigerian banks (A case study of diamond bank)»The impact of strategic planning on banks performance in Nigeria (A case study of united bank for Africa plc)»Evaluation of the impact of liquidity management on banks performance in Nigeria ( A case study of UBA )»The roles of central bank of Nigeria in the prevention of bank failure or liquidation (A case study of central bank of Nigeria 2005-2009)»The role of financial institutions in promoting banking habit and saving capital formation in Nigeria»The effect of electronic banking on fraud reduction in bank (A case study of access bank plc)»The effectiveness of monetary policy measures in controlling inflation in Nigeria»Problems and challenges facing finance houses in the Nigerian economy ( A case study of mortgage bank owerri )»The role of deposit money bank in Nigeria in economy development in Nigeria - a case study of Access Bank Plc»Motivation as a way of reducing fraud in banking industry ( A case study of UBA and Fidelity bank )»The impact of insurance industry on the economic growth of Nigeria (A case study of nicon and hallmark insurance companies 2005-2009)»Identification and management of bad debts in Nigeria commercial banks(A case study of UBA plc)»The contribution and effect of computer to modern day banking in Nigeria (A case study of zenith bank and first bank plc)»The use of accounting information in assessing control and performance in an organization (A case study of first bank of Nigeria owerri)