Ethics, Culture and Higher Purpose in Banking: Post-Crisis Governance Developments

International Journal of Central Banking

33 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2020 Last revised: 18 Sep 2020

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Anjan V. Thakor

Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School; Financial Theory Group; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Laboratory for Financial Engineering

Date Written: March 14, 2020

Abstract

This paper examines the roles of ethics, culture, and higher purpose in banking, defining these concepts and discussing how they are related. Developments in these areas since the financial crisis are discussed in the context of governance in banking. The theoretical and empirical research on ethics, culture and purpose is reviewed, including a discussion of a framework for diagnosing bank culture. The paper closes with a discussion of the regulatory policy implications of the review.

Keywords: corporate governance, ethics, culture , higher purpose

JEL Classification: G20. G21, G28

Suggested Citation

Thakor, Anjan V., Ethics, Culture and Higher Purpose in Banking: Post-Crisis Governance Developments (March 14, 2020). International Journal of Central Banking, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3554121 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3554121

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