Abstract:

The study aims to reveal the impact of the management structures of the banks operating in the Turkish banking sector and trading shares in Borsa Istanbul on the risk-taking tendencies. For this purpose, the data of 16 banks that were traded in the 2007-2014 period in Borsa Istanbul were studied using the panel data analysis method. In the study, the board structure is represented by the board experience, the number of foreign members, the number of members of the board, the number of independent members, the number of women members, the number of members who have received industry experience, business or economics education, the number of members with postgraduate education and the number of committees, while the tendency to take risk is represented by z-skor. The analysis found a statistically meaningful and positive relationship between the number of independent members and the tendency to take risk. Considering that the increase in the value of the Z-core reduces the risk-taking tendency, it has been concluded that the increase in the number of independent members reduces the risk-taking tendency in the banks.