scholarly journals Director remuneration, corporate governance and performance: A comparison between government linked companies vs non government linked companies

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Nazrul Hisyam Ab Razak

This study has examined the relationship between director’s remuneration, corporate governance structure and performance of a sample of 150 companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia from year 2008 until 2013. The sample was selected to provide matched-pair of government linked companies (GLCs) and non-government linked companies (non-GLCs), as it was anticipated that these group would have different governance structure, the key difference being government ownership. The result holds even when we control for company specific characteristic such as corporate governance, company size, leverage, director’s remuneration, board size and auditors. This study uses panel based regression model to examine the impact of government control mechanism on company performance using two important measurers. These are accounting based measure proxies by ROA and non-accounting based measures by Tobin’s Q. Statistically significant relationships were found across the groupings and for different performance measures. Findings appear to suggest that there is a significant impact of government ownership on company performance after controlling for company specific characteristics.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Azmi Abd. Hamid

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance structures and the performance of matched-pairs of Government Linked Companies (GLCs ) and Non-Government Linked Companies INGLCs). The empirical results indicate that there are eight statisticallv significant differences between the corporate governance structures of GLCs and NGLCs, thus providing a rationale for examining the association between corporate governance structure and firm performance of these two distinct groups. Accordingly, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on two sample sets: GLCs and NGLCs. In the univariate analysis, only Board size (BSZ) exhibited a significant relationship with respect to firm performance, in contrast the multivariate analysis found no empirical evidence of a consistent relationship between corporate governance structure and performance, which was measured in relation to return On Assets (ROA) and Return On Equity (ROE) in GLCs and NGLCs over the same period. Statistically significant relationships were found across groupings and for different performance measures, but were not sustained across all the years considered. The results indicate that despite the identification of eight differences in the governance structures of GLCs and NGLCs, the observed differences in firm performance cannot be explained by governance structure. This finding supports the view that governance structures purely provide appropriate means to monitor company management rather than improve performance.


2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Shikha Chauhan ◽  
J.S. Pasricha

This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance structure and performance of Indian companies. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of selected board characteristics and ownership structure on the firm performance. This analysis ranges over a period of six years, from 2001-02 to 2006-07 and is based on Pharmaceutical and IT industry. Least square dummy variable regression model has been used to study the relationship. We find that while board size, listing status of firm and foreign shareholding has positive and significant relationship with firm performance, public shareholding has negative and significant impact. However, independent director proportion, participation rate of independent directors and separation of Chairman and CEO post does not have a significant relationship with firm performance.


Author(s):  
G. M. Wali Ullah ◽  
Sarwar Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Samiul Parvez Ahmed ◽  
Kazi Md. Jamshed

Corporate Governance refers to the way an organization is directed, administrated or controlled. It includes the set of rules and regulations that affect the manager's decision and contribute to the way company is perceived by the current and potential stakeholders. The corporate governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation such as; boards, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders and spells out the rules and procedures and also decision-making assistance on corporate affairs. Corporate governance practices in Bangladesh are gradually being introduced in most companies and organizations (Du, 2006). However, Bangladesh has fallen behind its neighboring countries and global economy in corporate governance (Gillibrand, 2004). Corporate governance structure is mainly considered ambiguous. Specific governance structures or practices will not necessarily fit all companies at all times. Firms with strong corporate governance mechanisms are generally associated with better financial performance, higher firm valuation and higher stock returns. Unfortunately, investors in Bangladesh have a little information about how these corporate values affect the performance of the Multinational Companies (MNCs). This study aims to provide a quantitative contribution to the literature by examining the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on financial performance from the perspective of MNCs. A panel data based Ordinary Least Squared (OLS) regression model was used to measure the quantitative significance of various corporate governance related variables on MNC performance, as identified through a detailed literature review.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1, Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 370-381
Author(s):  
Elena Bruno ◽  
Giuseppina Iacoviello

The aim of the paper is to identify and discuss the suitability of the corporate governance structure of the Cooperative Banking Group (CBG) for preserving the distinctive characteristics of the cooperative credit banks (CCBs), such as mutuality and localism, as well as for guaranteeing the levels of capitalization, respecting the overall performance objectives. The analysis methodology uses a case study. The paper provides some reflections on the possible impacts of a radical change in the Italian cooperative credit system following the 2016 reform. The pilot model needs further adjustments in itinere, based on rigorous empirical tests conducted to confer on it the characteristics of universal applicability in the context of the CCBs. The major contribution of the paper is evident from the resulting interpretative process; the analysis conducted on a case study allows us to highlight the importance of the organizational dimension in the CCBs; the performances achieved by these, although with some distinctions throughout the Italian territory, are the result of the adequacy of the governance structures and the corporate control functions, which, even when partly outsourced, are always rigorously inspired by the logic of interconnection among those responsible for the functions themselves


2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bader Al-Shammari ◽  
Waleed Al-Sultan

An increasing number of recent corporate scandals and failures worldwide give rise to interest in the corporate governance structure in the performance of companies. This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and performance of 66 non-financial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) during the years 2004-2007. The findings of this study show that corporate governance characteristics such as board size, role duality, and less concentrated share ownership were positively associated with market performance, whereas only board size and role duality were positively related to accounting performance. The result is robust with respect to controls for company size, leverage, and industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Navaz Naghavi ◽  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Hafezali Bin Iqbal Hussain

PurposeThis study seeks to add more insights to the debate on “whether”, “how”, and “under which condition” women representation on the board contributes to firm performance. More specifically, the current study aims to investigate if the effect of board gender diversity on firm performance is dependent on macro factors of national cultures.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used the generalized method of moments regression and a data set consists of 2,550 company year observations over 10 years.FindingsThe results indicated that cultural variables interact with board diversity to influence firm performance. Having women on the board in countries with high power distance, individualist, masculine and low-uncertainty avoidance culture influences the firm performance negatively.Originality/valueThe findings indicate that the effects of corporate governance structure on firm performance depends on culture-specific factors, providing support for the argument that institutional norms that are governed by cultural norms affect the effectiveness of corporate governance structure.


Author(s):  
Rina Mudjiyanti ◽  
Arini Hidayah ◽  
Erny Rachmawati

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of institutional ownership, board of directors, and audit committee, which are proxies of corporate governance structure, and firm size on firm performance. Company performance is measured using profitability. The sample of this study, companies listed in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) from 2017 to 2018. The ROA data in this study ignores the positive and negative ROA values. Hypothesis testing using regression analysis found empirical evidence that institutional ownership and board of directors variables do not affect ROA. While the audit committee variable has a positive effect on ROA, the firm size variable negatively impacts ROA. Keywords                    : Institutional Ownership; Board Of Directors; Audit Committee; Company  Size; ProfitabilityCorrespondence to      : [email protected] Tujuan penelitian ini menguji pengaruh kepemilikan institusional, dewan direksi, dan komite audit yang merupakan proksi struktur corporate governance, dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Kinerja perusahaan diukur menggunakan profitabilitas. Sampel penelitian ini, perusahaan yang terdaftar dalam Jakarta Islamic Indeks (JII) selama periode 2017 sampai 2018. Data ROA dalam penelitian ini mengabaikan nilai ROA positif dan negatif. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan analisis regresi ditemukan bukti empiris bahwa variabel kepemilikan institusional dan dewan direksi tidak berpengaruh terhadap ROA. Sedangkan variabel komite audit berpengaruh positif terhadap ROA, dan variabel ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh negatif terhadap ROA.Kata kunci      : Kepemilikan Institusional; Dewan Direksi; Komite Audit; Ukuran Perusahaan; Profitabilitas


2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Gubitta ◽  
Martina Gianecchini

This article presents an empirical study that uses a sample of 83 small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) based in Northeast Italy. The study analyzes the impact of nonfamily management on the corporate governance structure. We employ an original framework, based on the New Theory of Property Rights, to analyze corporate governance models in SMEs. Moreover, this article offers a definition of flexibility of the corporate governance model. We also analyze the correspondence between corporate governance systems and organizational structures.


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