The influence of the overconfidence bias of decision makers of the Brazilian banking sector on their perceptions about the risk management of these institutions
Behavioral Economics; Banking Institutions; Corporate Risk Management; Decision-Making Process
The objective of this research proposal is to analyze the extent to which the overconfidence bias of professionals in the Brazilian banking sector, involved in decision-making under risky conditions, affects their perceptions about the Risk Management of these institutions. To achieve this goal, the discussion will include theory and empirical studies on the risks inherent in the financial market, risk management in banking institutions and decision-making processes – normative and descriptive theories. The research is justified to the extent that the institutions investigated (the banks), which are central in the financial system, have an important role for the development and stability of the nation and also because they come, in the face of technological advances, dealing with new threats, to which they should be incorporated into the management framework of these institutions. It is expected that this study, when addressing the theme from a current management approach, evidences a new form of risk to which banking financial institutions are exposed, which is behavioral risk.