scholarly journals Directors’ board, R&D investment and the firm’s performance: Evidence from the French case

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zouari Ghazi ◽  
Zouari-Hadiji Rim

This study examines the relationship between the board of directors and firm performance in terms of the level of R&D investment in the French context and some corporate governance points of view. Our model seeks to show whether the level of investment in R&D acts as an intermediary variable between, on the one hand, the dominance of external directors, the double structure and size of the board of directors, and, on the other, productivity. This empirical study is based on a sample of 178 French firms for the period 2008-2012. The results of the linear regression show that the relationship between the variables associated with the composition of the board of directors and the effectiveness of the company depends on the level of investment of the company in R&D.

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zouari-Hadiji Rim ◽  
Ghazi ZOUARI

In the theoretical framework of corporate governance, this article studies the efficiency of the control exerted by the ownership structure and the board of directors on managers for the purpose of privileging investment in R&D. This efficiency is sensitive to national systems of governance. Tests realized on a sample of 531 U.S., Japanese and French firms with the canonical method corroborate the existence of positive relationships between concentration of ownership, the internal administrator dominance and the non-dual structure on the one hand, and the investment in R&D, on the other.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Zouari Ghazi ◽  
Zouari-Hadiji Rim

This research examines the relationship between the board of directors and firm’s performance through the R&D investment-level in the French context from perspectives of corporate governance. Our model seeks to identify if the R&D investment-level acts as a mediating variable between, on the one hand, the dominance of outside directors, the dual structure and the board size, and secondly, the performance. The empirical study is based on a sample of 178 French firms for the period 2008-2012. The results of the linear regressions conducted show that the relationship between boards composition linked variables and the firm performance are meditated by the firm R&D investment-level.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-27
Author(s):  
Monica Manolachi

Censorship as a literary subject has sometimes been necessary in times of change, as it may show how the flaws in power relations influence, sometimes very dramatically, the access to and the production of knowledge. The Woman in the Photo: a Diary, 1987-1989 by Tia Șerbănescu and A Censor’s Notebook by Liliana Corobca are two books that deal with the issue of censorship in the 1980s (the former) and the 1970s (the latter). Both writers tackle the problem from inside the ruling system, aiming at authenticity in different ways. On the one hand, instead of writing a novel, Tia Șerbănescu kept a diary in which she contemplated the oppression and the corruption of the time and their consequences on the freedom of thought, of expression and of speech. She thoroughly described what she felt and thought about her relatives, friends and other people she met, about books and their authors, in a time when keeping a diary was hard and often perilous. On the other hand, using the technique of the mise en abyme, Liliana Corobca begins from a fictitious exchange of emails to eventually enter and explore the mind of a censor and reveal what she thought and felt about the system, her co-workers, her boss, the books she proofread, their authors and her own identity. Detailed examinations and performances of the relationship between writing and censorship, the two novels provide engaging, often tragi-comical, insights into the psychological process of producing literary texts. The intention of this article is to compare and contrast the two author’s perspectives on the act of writing and some of its functions from four points of view: literary, cultural, social and political.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghazwan Al-Shiblawi ◽  
Dalal Mahdi ◽  
Mohammed Mahdi

The aim of the present study is to assess The Effect of Company Size on the Relationship between Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance in the Iraqi Stock Exchange. The statistical population under study is listed companies of  Iraq Stock Exchange and the number of companies studied in Iraq is 35, from 2015-2019. The results concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between the change (increase) of institutional ownership and the performance of the company, and this relationship is direct, as well as the relationship between the change (increase) of institutional ownership and the performance of the company. It can change under the influence of the company's size, and this relationship is negative, meaning the larger the company's size, the weaker the relationship. At the same time, the existence of a relationship between changing the composition of the members of the Board of Directors and the performance of the company was not supported, as well as between changing (increasing) the independence of the Board of Directors and the performance of the company, in addition to the relationship between changing the composition of the Board of Directors. The independence of the Board of Directors and the performance of the company is not affected by the change in the size of the company


information. How do produced quantities influence the costs per unit? How can costs, calculated at different times, be compared? What is the best way to distribute the overheads? etc.. .. After the setting up of the accounting system, a long process of maturation began. This is evident, on the one hand, from the discussions of the Board of Directors and, on the other hand from the differences between the two sets of accounts approved by the Board of Directors in 1832 and 1872. The structure of the Com­ pany evolved considerably between 1832 and 1880: two mergers occurred, the first one in 1858 with Saint-Quirin, a glass manufac­ turer, and the second one in 1872 with Perret-Olivier, whose fields of activity were mining and chemistry. After the second merger, the sales figures for chemistry outstripped the sales of glass and mirrors and during this time the Company had grown to include 16 branches in France and Germany. DISCUSSIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ACCOUNTING All the questions dealing with the setting up of a management accounting system were discussed by the Boards of Directors. In most cases, the solutions were only practical ones. There never seemed any intent or desire by the Company to make any theory or any generalization of those practical solutions. Direct and indirect costs. The distinction between direct and indirect cost was made first in 1829 with regards to labor charges.9 Salaries, of which a comprehensive list is given above, will be separated into two groups: 1) Those concerning directly and specially with the manufacturing process. 2) Those concerning administration. At the end of the year, the former will be divided and included in the suitable items of expenses; then the latter will be included in the overheads. However, direct labor is likely to have included only the wages of workers having a permanent job, and excluded those of the day laborer, which are by their very nature fluctuating. In the soda factory, the majority of workers were day laborers, thus making it difficult to estimate precisely the ratio between direct and indirect labor charges. Production level and cost per unit. In the previously quoted chief accountant’s report concerning the financial year 1827-1828,

2014 ◽  
pp. 259-259

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 555-566
Author(s):  
Mohamed Fahmi Ghazwi

The OECD defined corporate governance  as, enforce laws, rules and standards that define the relationship between company management on the one hand, shareholders, stakeholders or parties associated with the company on the other, and urge financial institutions to adopt those laws and standards in their systems to ensure universal classification, such laws and standards are called corporate governance. Some countries have adopted such standards, which are based on integrity and transparency, such as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but the apply these standards to protect the minority of shareholders in the joint stock companies are in conflict with certain legal provisions laid down by the Jordanian legislature in the companies Act. The Jordanian companies' law and some other financial laws have, of course, included a number of factors that encourage corporate governance, but on the other hand, we find texts that still impede the application of these standards and provide indicators that do not encourage the application of their standards and affect the rights of minority shareholders. The study will refer to the most important corporate governance criteria that balance the rights of the minority and majority shareholders with those that still need to be modified.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Adhitya Rechandy Christian Santoso

This study discusses the application of corporate governance to the performance of family companies in Indonesia. The relationship of corporate governance in this study was proxied with an independent board of commissioners, the size of the board of directors, and the size of the audit board. The measurement of the financial performance of this study uses Return On Assets (ROA) with a sample of research companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2014-2018 period.The sampling method in this study uses purposive sampling and data analysis using multiple linear regression with the help of SPSS 21.The results of data analysis, the proportion of independent commissioners and the size of the board of directors had a significant positive effect on the variable size of the audit board not having a significant effect.


Author(s):  
Dr Lee Roach

Company Law provides an introduction to this topic. The text guides the reader through the intricacies of the subject with expert analysis of the application of principles to real-life cases. The chapters provide comprehensive coverage of all core aspects of company law. The relationship between company law and corporate governance is explored, ensuring that readers have a full picture of how and why companies are created and regulated. Topics include: the formation and nature of the company; the board of directors; membership of the company; and corporate rescue, restructuring, and insolvency.


2021 ◽  
pp. 406-453
Author(s):  
Derek French

This chapter explores the role of directors in corporate governance. Rules on appointment and removal of a company’s directors are considered, followed by public disclosure of the names of directors and their work as a board, their remuneration and their powers of management. The chapter also considers the legal categorisation of directors, whether as fiduciaries, agents or trustees; the relationship between directors and shareholders of public companies; transparency; and general legal principles regarding the board of directors. Relevant legislation such as the Companies Act 2006 and the UK Corporate Governance Code, as well as particularly significant court cases, are mentioned.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
Nauman Iqbal Mirza ◽  
Qaiser Ali Malik

This study evaluates the moderating role of diversity in the board of directors on the relationship between Corporate Governance and dividend decisions of listed companies of Pakistan. This study further explores relationship between conventional accounting variables and dividend decisions. Multifaceted diversity of the board of directors encompassing age, experience and nationality is examined. Panel Data Analysis is used to measure the cause and effect relationship among the variables. General to specific modelling is used by including all the potential regressors. Results depict that Firm Size, Leverage and Experience Diversity of Board negatively effects the Dividend Decisions, while Earnings per Share, CEO Duality, Directors Nationality and Age effects positively. Furthermore Age and Nationality Diversity of directors significantly moderate the relationship between Corporate Governance and Dividend Decisions.


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